Nearly 70% of all food in grocery stores in the United States is ultraprocessed, meaning the foods contain additives used to add flavor and color, create texture, extend shelf life and keep ...

Additives that are commonly found in ultra-processed foods could be increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes when mixed together in certain ways, new research has shown – which may prompt a rethink in ...

Food additive mixtures are an everyday feature of our diets, especially through ultra-processed foods. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance ...

Are the additives in our food quietly conspiring against our health? A new French study dives into the tangled web of food additives, not as individual villains, but at their gang affiliations. Do ...

Food additives are often considered undesirable by consumers. This is particularly the case recently, with many consumers concerned about their prevalence within ultra-processed foods. So are ...

Widely used by the food industry, emulsifiers – a type of food additive – are found in many daily foods (sliced bread, ice creams, crème fraîche, plant milks, etc.). Given their omnipresence in our ...

Using cutting-edge metabolomics and mouse models, scientists have uncovered how everyday food additives found in snacks and drinks may alter immune pathways—offering fresh clues to why asthma is on ...

As policy counsel for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, it's Jensen Jose's job to track food policy law. But this year it's been very hard to keep up. Lawmakers of all political stripes ...

Ultraprocessed foods are full of additives which may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and be more harmful eaten together ...