By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Ultra-processed foods can have an impact on a young child’s emotional and behavioral development, a new study says. Kids ...

Preschool children who eat more ultra-processed foods show higher levels of anxiety, aggression, and behavioral difficulties.

Not all ultra-processed foods are created equal, writes specialist dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine, and there are some that ...

Experts dug into decades of research to show how ultra-processed foods are designed for maximum reward, rapid absorption, and ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Key Takeaways The 10:1 carb-to-fiber rule helps identify whether a grain-based food is ultra-processed.White breads, pastas, rice, and many snack foods ...

By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia A large Canadian cohort study suggests that preschool diets high in ultra-processed foods may be associated with slightly higher behavioral symptom scores in early childhood ...

A combination of factors has contributed to the American epidemic of obesity — among them increased consumption of nutritionally poor foods, decreased physical activity and environmental influences ...

March is National Nutrition Month, a time to learn more about making informed food decisions and developing healthful eating.

A recent research revealed that ultra-processed foods can impact a young child’s emotional and behavioral ...

A new study published last month in The American Journal of Medicine found that adults that consumed higher rates of ultra-processed foods have a nearly 47% increased risk of cardiovascular disease ...