'Ultra-Processed' Foods in Your Diet

More than half of your diet is composed of so-called ultra-processed foods

Thursday, March 10, 2016 Half of Americans' Calories Come From 'Ultra-Processed' Foods More than half of the average American diet is composed of so-called ultra-processed foods, a new study finds. Read more ... Related Reading • Nutrition Tips • Diet Plans & Programs Today's Health News •  With Early Breast Cancer, Targeted Radiation Shows Promise •  U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall •  Scientists Use Stem Cells to Correct Infant Cataracts •  1st U.S. Uterus Transplant Loses the Organ Due to Complication •  Another Neurological Disorder Tied to Zika •  Half of Americans' Calories Come From 'Ultra-Processed' Foods •  Transplant From Incompatible Living Kidney Donor •  For 'Ironman' Athletes, Study Shows Danger of Too Much Water •  Combo Treatment Protects Pregnant Women, Fetuses From Malaria •  Health Tip: Warding Off the Flu When You Have Asthma •  Triggers for Hyperglycemia •  Smoothing the Transition to Daylight Saving Time •  The High Price of Untreated Insomnia •  WHO: Pregnant Women Shouldn't Travel to Zika Areas Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Diagnosed With Cancer? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Cancer, Heart, Pregnancy & Newborns, Children's Health & Parenting. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Truth About Heart Disease • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Symptoms of ADHD in Adults Top Viewed Articles • Reduce Colon Cancer Risk • First Uterus Transplant • Peanut Allergy Exposure • Aspirin Reduces Cancer Risk • Ovarian Cancer Diseases Picture Slideshows • A Quick Guide to the Zika Virus • Heart Symptoms Not to Ignore • Causes of Blood Sugar Swings • Lung Cancer Myths and Facts • Living Tips for Adult ADHD Latest Pet Health Content • Skin Problems in Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Big Dogs • Harmful Foods for Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Small Dogs • Pets in Your Bed Bonus PDF Guide Health & Wellness Guide