The world's largest medical research institute has created a score system to objectively measure ultra-processed food ...

Junk food tastes so delicious, but these cravings frequently sabotage diets because they lead to overeating and weight gain.

But we beg to differ. In a series of studies published in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, we found advertisements showing people eating junk food prompted people on a diet to eat less.

The dietary and hygienic changes that people underwent as a result of the Black Plague could be the reason why human being are so fond of junk food 700 years later, scientists say. Those changes ...

A study of more than 200,000 people found those who ate the most amount of junk food were 29 percent more likely to develop the disease. It did not apply to women, perhaps because they eat more ...

People who eat a lot of junk food are more likely to die young, warns new research. The more ultra-processed products - such as burgers, sausages and chips - you eat, the more likely you are to ...

and there’s some early evidence that it’s already having a positive effect on the way people eat. Some countries in the European Union use a system called Nutri-Score that grades food products ...

March 26, 2025 – Here's something that might surprise you: People with obesity aren't driven to eat more because they find junk foods especially pleasurable. It's actually the opposite.

Studies show that when people eat these foods, they sleep better at night and have fewer cravings for junk foods the next day. Switching to this more optimal diet could lead to noticeable ...