Multiple preservatives that are added to food products to lengthen their shelf life have significant associations with overall cancer development.

Articles in this report were published with editorial independence. The collection was made possible by the support of WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The recent surge in the use of GLP-1 ...

Higher consumption of widely used food preservatives increased the risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a French study published in Nature Communications.The data “call for a re-evaluation of the ...

Eating certain combinations of additives, often found in ultra-processed foods (UPFs), can raise your risk of diabetes according to a recent study. And you don't need to eat them all at once to see ...

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To gain more knowledge about how ultra-processed food affects us, we need new research methods, claim researchers. Now they ...

When one of Adam Burkhammer's foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter their diet and remove any foods that contained synthetic dyes.

Let's be real, processed foods are everywhere. Your pantry, your fridge, the gas station snack aisle. They're convenient, they're cheap, and sometimes they taste way better than they should. The ...

Ultra-processed foods are often defined, in part, by the presence of cosmetic additives. Yet, according to a new comment from ...

The preservatives that keep processed foods fresh may also be quietly increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Up to 80% of products containing GMOs (genetically modified organisms) have avoided mandatory product labeling for the last five years despite a federal law requiring them, but that could change ...

Older adults can dramatically reduce the amount of ultraprocessed foods they eat while keeping a familiar, balanced diet – ...