Machine Learning Prediction of the Degree of Food Processing

Machine learning prediction of the degree of food processing

Despite the accumulating evidence that increased consumption of ultra-processed food has adverse health implications, it remains difficult to decide what constitutes processed food. Indeed, the current processing-based classification of food has limited coverage and does not differentiate between degrees of processing, hindering consumer choices and slowing research on the health implications of processed food. Here we introduce a machine learni…

MAHA Report reaction: Ultraprocessed foods — ‘something inherently different’ than natural foods

A cardiologist, chef and food researcher discusses a new major analysis of American health and nutrition.

What Is Ultra-Processed Food — and Is It Always Unhealthy?

The Trump administration has it out for ultra-processed foods. Despite the president’s personal affinity for McDonald’s, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been opposed to ultra-processed foods, and his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) commission recently linked ultra-processed foods to chronic illnesses in children. The accuracy of Kennedy’s MAHA report was thrown into question days after its release, however, w…