From frozen pizza to lactose-free milk, food processing takes many forms. Here’s how to tell when it’s helping or hurting us.

Processed foods have always had a bad rap for being unhealthy but new studies are showing the true extent of the dangers, ...

Industrial food processing is often the target of criticism - unjust criticism, says Patrick Rühs, as many processing steps ...

Almost every day, we hear a different expert urge us to avoid ultra-processed foods (UPFs). And it totally makes sense, since ...

These once top-selling luncheon meats, derived from beef, ham, and pork, have disappeared from delis and grocery stores and ...

Processed foods include foods that are canned, packaged, or preserved, but not all processed foods are bad for you.

Some advice that is often suggested for working out whether a food is ultra-processed include checking to see if a product contains more than five to ten ingredients and considering if it contains ...

Consumption of plant-based products is associated with better cardiovascular health—provided they are of good nutritional quality and with little or no industrial processing. This is the finding of a ...

“It’s also important to make sure your diet includes prebiotics. These are foods that contain a specific type of fibre that feeds good bacteria in the gut. Examples of foods rich in prebiotics include ...

Professor Chris van Tulleken has joined forces with Joe Wicks to launch the ‘Killer’ ultra-processed protein bar in a new ...

Food fear is the most toxic ingredient of all, and the new breed of supermarket scarers are making a living from it ...

I tend to eat a few protein bars each week — usually on busy days when I don’t have access to a kitchen. As a fitness ...