by Marion Nestle
Jan 16 2025

The latest on ultra-processed foods

I’ve been interviewed a lot lately about ultraprocessed foods.  See, for example:

And Gary Ruskin of US Right to Know sent me this collection of fact sheets.

I’m hearing an awful lot of fuss about difficulties defining ultra-processed foods and how some conditionally ultra-processed foods (e.g., whole wheat bread and yogurt) are healthy.  Maybe so, but the overall concept makes a lot of sense to me, especially with research demonstrating that ultra-processed foods encourage greater calorie intake.  That alone is reason to minimize intake.