Nutrition pros weigh in about the health pros and cons of processed meats like hot dogs, bacon, and deli meat.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Eating red meat regularly is linked to an increased risk of high ...

The nutritional epidemiologists and other scholars who have led this push in public health are out to challenge an entire ...

Despite its widespread use, "ultra-processed" food does not have a universal definition. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like to define it by April. So far, ...

A new review argues that processed meats deliver high-quality protein and key micronutrients, while claiming the health risks may be less clear-cut than many guidelines suggest. Review: Processed meat ...

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The bottom line is that the quality of your diet depends on the balance of your overall choices, not strict perfection. While ...

Norwegians eat more processed meat such as sausages and salami than in the other Nordic countries. For the first time, researchers have calculated the disease burden and years of life lost caused by ...

Americans increasingly factor processing into food choices, but inconsistent definitions and tradeoffs around convenience and cost leave room for clearer communication, according to new IFIC research ...

Despite the availability of many plant-based meat alternatives, plenty of Americans are still eating their fair share of beef, pork, chicken, and turkey, and a substantial quantity of that meat falls ...