Ultra-processed food has become one of the defining villains of modern nutrition. It is blamed for everything from expanding waistlines to a growing burden of chronic disease, appears routinely in scientific papers and dietary discussions, and has become shorthand for much of what seems wrong with the modern food supply. Yet ask a surprisingly simple question — What, exactly, makes a food ultra-processed? — and the answer becomes complicated very quickly.

A handful of nuts is not a particularly dramatic dietary intervention. There is no complicated recipe, no supplement schedule and no need to reorganize an entire diet around it. Yet a new analysis suggests that this modest habit may be associated with a meaningful difference in the risk of developing high blood pressure.

“Healthy” may be one of the most persuasive words on a food package. It is also one of the most complicated. To a shopper moving quickly through a supermarket, the word can sound almost self-explanatory. A product labeled healthy should, presumably, be good for you. But on an FDA-regulated food label, “healthy” is not merely an adjective. It is a voluntary nutrient content claim, which means a product must satisfy federal criteria before a manufacturer can use it in that way.

August 22, 2026- For years, the relationship between sugar and cancer has been reduced to an irresistible but frustratingly incomplete phrase: sugar feeds cancer. There is some biology behind the idea. Many cancer cells consume glucose at unusually high rates, and the altered metabolism of tumors has been studied for decades. But a new study of ovarian cancer suggests that focusing only on how much sugar a tumor consumes may miss a more interesting part of the story.

There is a small ritual built into grocery shopping that most of us barely notice. You pick up a product, turn it around and read. Maybe you are checking the carbohydrates. Maybe it is the added sugar, the sodium or the protein. Perhaps you have a food allergy and go directly to the ingredient list. Whatever you are looking for, the assumption is the same: the information needed to make the decision is printed somewhere on the package in your hand.

Few products in the supermarket ask consumers to place quite as much faith in a label as olive oil. A bottle described as “extra virgin” may cost considerably more than an ordinary cooking oil, and shoppers often choose it precisely because they believe they are buying a minimally processed product with a particular flavor, composition and nutritional profile. Yet once the oil is inside a dark glass bottle, there is very little an ordinary consumer can do to determine whether its quality matches the description on the label.

Iron deficiency presents medicine with a frustrating problem. Iron itself is inexpensive and easy to put into a tablet. Getting enough of that iron from the digestive system into the bloodstream is considerably more difficult. That helps explain why iron deficiency remains one of the world's most common nutritional problems despite the widespread availability of supplements. Oral iron can be poorly absorbed, food can interfere with its absorption and traditional supplements frequently cause gastrointestinal problems that make them difficult to tolerate.

For decades, American food regulation has largely asked consumers to trust what they can see on a package. The ingredient list tells them what is inside. The Nutrition Facts panel tells them how much sugar, sodium or protein it contains. Claims on the front offer additional clues about whether a product is low-fat, high-fiber or “healthy.”

Dozens of prepared food items sold at supermarkets and convenience stores across the U.S. have been recalled because they contain jalapeño peppers that may be contaminated with salmonella.It does not appear that the implicated jalapeños were sold whole in grocery store produce aisles, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Rather, they were shipped to restaurants and food service companies and used in a variety of prepared food products served across much of the U.S. These include dips like pico de gallo and guacamole; sandwiches, wraps, and enchiladas; and salads and bowls with chicken and beef, among others.

MIAMI, FL – The Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference (AF&B), produced by World Trade Center Miami (WTCM), will mark its 30th anniversary this year, returning to the Miami Beach Convention Center September 14–16, 2026. For three decades, AF&B has served as a premier meeting point for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, importers, exporters, and buyers from across the Americas and beyond.

14-Aug-2026- Coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages, and previous research has linked its consumption to a lower risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, the biological mechanisms behind these benefits remain unclear. A new Finnish study links habitual coffee consumption to healthier body composition and metabolic markers, while revealing distinct associations with sex hormones in men and women.