Packaged meats often come with added preservatives and other additives that fresh-cut meat from a butcher doesn't include.

Boxed rice dishes are easy to whip together, but sometimes that ease comes at a cost. These boxed rice dishes have demonstrated links to increased cancer risks.

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 ...

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere in the American diet, and researchers are finding alarming consequences. Using national health data, scientists found that adults with the highest intake of these ...

A recent study shows that people with the highest intake of ultraprocessed foods had a 48% higher rate of death from any cause and a 57% higher rate of death from cancer.

Deli meats have high saturated fat and salt. Choose low-fat, low-salt options such as turkey breast and lean ham.

Eating ultra-processed foods could lead to an increased risk of being diagnosed with precancerous colorectal growths for women under 50, according to new research. A study, published Thursday in JAMA ...

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrially modified products loaded with added fats, sugars, starches, salts and chemical ...

The latest nutrition guidelines urge Americans to avoid highly processed food. But when it comes to carbs, many people don't ...

Firefighters already carry a higher cancer risk simply by doing the job. Smoke exposure, diesel exhaust, PFAS, shift work, and chronic sleep disruption all stack the deck against long-term health.

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%.