You’ve likely heard that processed meats aren’t the best for your health, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping us from eating them regularly. The average American consumes around 187 grams (or 6.6 ...

Many health officials have said that processed meat can be bad for you due to its link to increased health risks, but Doctor Lacy Anderson tells us what those risks include. Anderson says processed ...

Not all processed foods are the enemy—some can actually boost your health. Dietitians say whole-grain bread, oats, canned beans, and even certain ultra-processed items can provide key nutrients and ...

Deli meats like salami and ham are considered processed. What you eat can influence your risk of colorectal cancer, and evidence suggests that regularly consuming processed meats like hot dogs and ...

Share on Pinterest Healthier ultra-processed foods tend to have more nutrients, while less healthy options are loaded with sugar, unhealthy fats, and salt. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images The ...

Eating greater amounts of ultra-processed foods is significantly associated with a higher likelihood MS in childhood or ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Nearly half of Americans don’t realize processed meat ...

Research shows that ultra-processed foods can affect type 2 diabetes risk. A recent study found that eating the equivalent of 2 slices of ham a day can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 15%.

For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. We hear the words “processed” and “ultra-processed” a lot ...

In a new study, people who ate more ultra-processed food performed worse at attention tasks and had higher modifiable ...