processed foods

Health news

Home cooking better than processed meals for weight loss, study says

Ultra-processed foods can be bad for our health. A new study sought to understand whether it’s the processing itself or the ingredients that really matter.

04/08/2025

Health news

Blood and urine markers may reveal ultra-processed food intake

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are linked to a host of health problems. It may now be easy to detect how much of these foods a person eats from their blood and urine.

21/05/2025

Nutrition

Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to higher risk of early death

Experts said more research is needed to determine whether ultra-processed foods directly raise the risk of premature death – or if they are simply a “bystander” with other factors to blame.

28/04/2025

Health news

Baby food recalled over fears it contains lead. Here's what we know

Lead poisoning in children can cause developmental delays and learning difficulties over time.

16/04/2025

Healthcare

For or against: Where does Europe stand on RFK Jr’s health agenda?

European health authorities agree with Donald Trump’s health secretary on some big picture issues - but not on all the details.

12/04/2025

Nutrition

Eating a lot of ultra-processed foods linked to poor health and death

In some parts of Europe, ultra-processed foods make up a large and growing part of people’s diets to the detriment of their health.

11/03/2025

Nutrition

Swapping butter for olive, soybean, or rapeseed oil may improve health

The study identified a significantly lower risk of premature death among people who ate a lot of plant-based oils over three decades.

06/03/2025

Health news

Consumer groups launch petition to ban aspartame in Europe

This follows the classification of aspartame, a common sweetener, as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization.

05/02/2025

Nutrition

Ultra-processed foods linked to more fat in muscles

More fat stored in the thigh muscles may increase the risk of osteoarthritis in knees, researchers said.

09/12/2024

Health news

Ultra-processed foods may accelerate biological ageing, study finds

A new study found that those who consume high amounts of ultra-processed foods may be biologically older than their actual age.

09/11/2024

Health news

UK toddlers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods

Children who ate the most ultra-processed foods as toddlers were more likely to continue eating them by age seven, the study found.

04/10/2024

Nature

Euroviews. Seed oils are the new tobacco — and you need to know about it

Oil crops have become some of the most profitable in agriculture and have changed the face of our planet. Yet, if we’re looking for smoking guns on what causes metabolic diseases in humans, seed oils are a high-probability harm factor, Eurof Uppington writes.

26/07/2024

Nutrition

Euroviews. Ultra-processed foods should unite the food movement — not divide us

Ultimately, we need to pull together to transform our broken food system. Across the movement, we broadly have the same goal — a food system that is healthy for people and the planet, Emily Armistead writes.

18/06/2024

Nutrition

Study links ultra-processed food to higher cardiovascular disease risk

Researchers looked at the impact of a range of “plant-based” ultra-processed foods on your health, which confirmed other findings that link processed foods to health problems.

15/06/2024

Health news

These four industries cause 2.7 million deaths in Europe

A new report shows how certain industries impact health and premature mortality in the World Health Organisation's European region.

12/06/2024

Business

Not such a Yuka idea: The French app that could change how you shop

Yuka is an app developed to help consumers learn more about ingredients in food and cosmetic products that might be harmful. However, it needs to be considered in the context of the complete ingredient list.

15/05/2024

Nutrition

Would you try this lab-grown pink rice made with bovine cells?

A South Korean research team has developed a new hybrid food, an affordable and eco-friendly source of protein, in a bid to develop a sustainable future option.

25/04/2024

Nutrition

Excess pesticide residues fourfold higher in imported food, agency finds

There is a low risk to consumer health from exposure to pesticide residues in food but imports from third countries need to be monitored since they are four times more likely to exceed recommended levels, according to the latest findings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

24/04/2024

Nutrition

Euroviews. How do we unwrap people's perceptions of ultra-processed foods?

Providing consumers with information on how they can incorporate ultra-processed foods into a balanced diet and whether processing level correlates to healthiness, Klaus Grunert writes.

07/03/2024

Nutrition

Scientists link ultra-processed foods to 32 health problems

A new umbrella review found direct links between ultra-processed foods and bad health outcomes.

29/02/2024