Ultra-Processed Food, MAHA Moms and Junk Food for Kids: An Acclaimed Researcher's Advice

Ultra-processed food, MAHA moms and junk food for kids: An acclaimed researcher's advice

We’ve all heard it: Eat clean. Shop smart. Avoid ultra-processed foods. But what does that even mean? “There’s that famous potato chip commercial: ‘You can’t eat just one.’ That’s the whole point. The purpose of food companies is to sell food,” said famed nutritionist and author Marion Nestle, whose revised book “What to Eat Now” comes out this month. Nestle, who is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Em…

Health advocates call for a federal “reboot” in addressing ultra-processed foods

A diverse group of food advocates, farmers, chefs and scientists is urging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define ultra-processed foods through a lens of public health, including what’s added or taken away from foods during processing, as well as any new risks introduced.  This new way of looking at heavily processed foods, including sugary drinks, bacon, hot dogs, lunch meats, many frozen foods, and chips, candy and other snacks, c…