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How unhealthy ultra‑processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them
Yellow food coloring changes gut microbiome in early life
A 20% tax on junk food could save more lives than a sugar tax
We are what we eat - furthering our understanding of nutrition to optimize mental health
Over 100 food businesses, NGOs and academics call for ‘Good Food Bill’ as failing food system threatens national security and public health
Early healthy eating shapes lifelong brain health, new research shows
Ultraprocessed foods show addictionlike patterns comparable to tobacco, researchers say
Study suggests toddlers' ultraprocessed diets at age two linked to lower IQ
Treating Depression With Food
The high price of cheap food
Ultra-processed food consumption driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here's how to fix it
The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it
Book Review: Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms
Ultra-processed foods linked to heightened disease activity in early multiple sclerosis
Consumption of food additives during pregnancy can alter offspring gut microbiota and increase inflammatory disease risk
’Bipartisan, common sense, science-based’: California leads the way in banning ultra-processed school meals
Junk food diet can quickly disrupt memory circuits in the brain, study finds
A Defining Moment: Ultra-Processed Foods No Longer "Safe" for Americans?
FDA Petition Could Redefine the Future of America’s Food System
Less processed diet may be more beneficial for weight loss, clinical trial indicates
What animal studies reveal about binge-eating behavior
Fast food, screens, and no greens: A recipe for teen health trouble
Ultra-processed foods trigger addictive behaviours meeting clinical criteria, researchers say
Now is the time to recognize and respond to addiction to ultra-processed foods
PRESS RELEASE: Early Years Nutrition in Crisis: Cross Party Group Report Warns UK Children Face ‘Shorter, Unhealthier Lives’
How food dye can affect children
High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function
Industry-influenced opinion of the week: Ultra-processed foods - Food Politics by Marion Nestle
Ultra-processed babies: are toddler snacks one of the great food scandals of our time?
Chronic sucrose consumption in mice reveals organ-specific metabolic disruptions
Diet-related brain inflammation: Three days of high-fat eating impair memory in aged rats
3 Foods That Age Your Body and Brain
Seed oils are toxic, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – but it’s not so simple
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial colour’s health risks and long history
US bans controversial red food dye, decades after scientists raised alarm
High-fat diet during adolescence increases impulsive behaviours in adult rodents
How Blood Sugar Impacts Your Brain Health
The first lawsuit against ultra-processed foods
Processed plant-based meat alternatives linked to depression risk in vegetarians
Inflammatory dietary habits linked to 84% higher risk of dementia
How Inflammation Affects Your Mental Health
Ultra-processed foods and calories: more evidence!
How sweet is it really? Non-nutritive sweeteners and the control of blood sugar levels
Conflicts of interest: moving towards zero tolerance
Cocoa or green tea could protect you from the negative effects of fatty foods during mental stress, study finds
Junk Food Diet Causes 12-Year-Old Boy to Go Permanently Blind
Study finds techniques to protect neurons from harmful impact of some dietary fats on multiple sclerosis progression
Enzymes linked to high-fat diet's impact on multiple sclerosis offer potential way to protect neurons
Britain’s postwar sugar craze confirms harms of sweet diets in early life
Sugar in first 1,000 days linked to poor health later