ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed food, or UPF, has become the wellness world’s favorite villain. Celebrity doctors and health influencers have built whole careers out of blaming it for our ills.

Ambiguous definitions and growing public concern fuel the debates over the health risks of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).

“Don’t eat anything with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can't pronounce.”  – Michael Pollan

The Commission on Making American Health Again (MAHA) recently held its first closed-door meeting, racing toward an August deadline set by President Trump’s executive order. Its mission?

Bait and Switch

Given the recent appointment of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

My son recently returned from a trip to Japan, and he expressed great enthusiasm for a piece of chicken he got for less than a dollar at the local convenience store.

Obesity has many “causes.” There will never be a smoking gun that will “cure” this ill. Consider this:

Unless you live in isolation from supermarkets, you've likely heard of plant-based meats — products made from plant-derived ingredients like legumes, grains, oilseeds, and fungi, designed to replace animal meats.

The study utilized data from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). The NHS contributed about 75,000 women, and the HPFS about 40,000 men.