Our kidneys perform several crucial functions in the body. These include filtering blood, and removing waste, that helps us stay healthy. However, with a poor diet and lifestyle, our kidney function ...

Americans have been rethinking the role that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) play in their diets, especially those aiming to drop some pounds. Recent research found that overweight adults who cut out ...

Eating processed foods isn't great for health. You've probably heard that before. But it's not just because foods with ingredients manufactured in labs tend to be overly sweet and salty and promote ...

As a caregiver, you may read or hear about a lot of different nutrition "rules," especially for athletes. Recently, a lot of those rules and taboos are around processed foods. However, healthy ...

Ultra-processed food and snacks may be trashing your brain. Women who ate processed grub such as white bread, soda, chicken nuggets and hot dogs in midlife are more likely to have cognitive decline ...

According to the NOVA system, a framework that researchers use to classify processed and other foods, ultra-processed foods are ones that are the most altered from their original form, usually ...

Not all calories are created equal, and some could do far greater harm to men's health, new research suggests. A small study led by a team from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark suggests that ...

Sept. 29 (UPI) --New research shows that the biggest consumers of ultra-processed foods have "significantly elevated" levels of a protein associated with systemic inflammation that can signal ...

Breakfast cereal, packaged snacks, and sugary drinks may seem harmless in moderation. Yet new research suggests that eating too many highly processed items could raise the odds of developing early ...

Snack time can be a daily puzzle. You want something your family will actually eat, but also something that feels good to serve. Homemade snacks always seem like the gold standard. You get to decide ...