Many people have had the experience of opening a bag of chips or a box of cookies and planning to eat just a small amount, ...

A national survey found that many adults ages 50–80 meet clinical criteria for addiction-like responses to ultra-processed foods.  Middle-aged wome ...

Experts dug into decades of research to show how ultra-processed foods are designed for maximum reward, rapid absorption, and ...

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unite against ultra-processed foods despite ...

Researchers say Big Food borrowed the tobacco playbook—now regulators are being urged to respond.

UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers ...

For decades, public health officials treated cigarettes as a dangerous consumer product. We taxed them, reduced or banned advertising, and forced them to admit the harm they’re causing. It wasn’t easy ...

The lawyer behind lawsuit says some of the world's biggest food manufacturers are "leaving taxpayers to clean up the mess".

Ultra-processed foods share more characteristics with cigarettes than with fruits and vegetables: according to researchers, ...

That bag of chips you swore you'd only eat a handful of. The energy drink that somehow turns into three. The late-night fast-food run—whether it involves pizza, burgers or tacos—that feels impossible ...

Eating ultra-processed foods (UPFs) could lead to an addiction disorder, a new study suggests, prompting calls for some products to be labelled as addictive. UPFs are now simply part of the flavour of ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. So you’re a bear in the forest, and you’re ...