What’s been added to your food could be subtracting from your life. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) — which often contain high levels of sodium, refined sugars, cholesterol-spiking fats and other ...
A law going into effect Sept. 1 aims to “make Texas healthy again,” tapping into a national movement spurred by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Senate Bill 25 requires ...
Some additives in ultraprocessed foods are known to be harmful to the body – but what about when these ingredients are combined? A new study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, revealed that the ...
The agency’s lengthy “Human Foods Program 2026 Priority Deliverables” targets food dyes and other ingredients, the GRAS ...
Food additives often have negative associations, but not all of them are artificial or harmful. In fact, some of them may ...
The hidden dangers lurking in your pantry might be putting your health at risk without you even realizing it. A recent study has identified specific combinations of food additives that could ...
Food additives are often considered undesirable by consumers. This is particularly the case recently, with many consumers concerned about their prevalence within ultra-processed foods. So are ...
A new study published in PLOS Medicine revealed that the simultaneous consumption of multiple food additives commonly found in ultra-processed foods is linked to a slightly increased risk of ...
Clinicians and their patients with kidney disease are now getting new guidance on potassium and phosphorus additives, two nutrients of growing concern in chronic kidney disease (CKD) management. In ...
Food additives have come under increasing scrutiny in recent months, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced a ban on eight frequently used food dyes from food and beverages. Two ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has spent years railing against food additives, framing them as part of a broader threat to public health. Now, as the US health secretary, his views have taken on new weight.