Recognizing this gap, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S.

There were no nutritional standards for food until the 1990s and the generation who were children in the 1970s were brought up in an era of unregulated ultra-processed food. Now researchers have ...

Researchers discovered that a two-month junk food diet disrupted gut health and mood in rats. Exercise reversed this damage by restoring beneficial gut metabolites and rebalancing hormones.

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The day before federal funding for SNAP runs out, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced that he aims to ban the use of the ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law earlier this week that will phase out ultra-processed foods from California public schools.

Fast food can arrive at your door in under 30 minutes, and ultra-processed snacks are even easier to reach for. That ...

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Newsom has previously signed legislation and executive orders related to school meals, including banning six food dyes in California public schools and approving additional funding for school lunches.