Plastics pose 'urgent threat' to children’s lifelong health, study warns
A sweeping new study warns that chemicals in common plastics pose serious — and lasting — health risks to children.| U.S. Right to Know
A sweeping new study warns that chemicals in common plastics pose serious — and lasting — health risks to children.| U.S. Right to Know
The debate around processed foods is gaining steam. Are they bad for us? Can we incorporate them into a healthy – and affordable – diet? How can labels| Best Food Facts
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says it is the world’s largest organization of nutrition and dietetics practitioners. This fact sheet examines the Academy’s relationship with ultra-processed food, beverage, pesticide and pharmaceutical corporations, which includes accepting contributions from these companies, and even investing in them. Evidence from the Academy’s own internal documents suggest the group ... Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Corporate capture of the nutrition p...| U.S. Right to Know
A new study from researchers at the Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill and The George Institute for Global Health highlights how deeply ultra-processed foods (UPFs) dominate grocery purchases in the United States and how these patterns vary by race, income, and education level. Using nationally representative data from the NielsenIQ Homescan Consumer Panel, […] The post New study reveals stark disparities in ultra-processed food purchases among U.S. households appeared first ...| Global Food Research Program
A new study published in Public Health Nutrition examining the snack food environment in South African supermarkets reveals that ultra-processed, high-sugar, and high-sodium snacks are overwhelmingly available and aggressively marketed to consumers. Conducted by researchers at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this […]| Global Food Research Program
A new study from researchers at the Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill and The George Institute for Global Health provides guidance for policymakers on how to identify ultra-processed foods and beverages that are also high in salt, sugar, saturated fat, or calorie-dense for regulation. To date, food policies aimed at improving population nutrition […]| Global Food Research Program
Hundreds of scientific studies show that ultra-processed foods are linked to early death and serious diseases, including cancer, diabetes, dementia, obesity, cardiovascular disease, depression, liver and kidney disease.| U.S. Right to Know
The world's most popular sugar substitute has been linked to cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, seizures, stroke, and weight gain. Yet regulatory agencies insist it is safe.| U.S. Right to Know
