The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program

For decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program, known as SNAP-Ed, has funded programs such as community cooking classes, farmers markets in low-income neighborhoods, school nutrition lessons and more in every U.S. state. The program is a "pillar of the public health infrastructure in the US," according to a report published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior… 

"It doesn't make sense when we have an administration [promoting] the Make America Healthy Again efforts that are focused on decreasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and wanting to encourage people to eat more fruits and vegetables," said Tashara Leak, a professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University, "to then get rid of the largest federally funded nutrition education program that helps to achieve those goals."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5896280/snap-ed-healthy-eating-cuts-maha

 

Is that carb ultra-processed? Here's a test even a kid can do

"A food should have at least 1 gram of fiber for every 10 grams of carbohydrate,"… 

And, he says, the food should also pass "the water test."…

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/nx-s1-5708698/ultra-processed-food-diet-health 

 

Anti-inflammatory diet cuts dementia risk by nearly one-third, study says | CNN

Eating an anti-inflammatory diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables instead of an inflammatory diet focused on red and processed meats and ultraprocessed foods, such as sugary cereals, sodas, fries and ice cream, lowered the risk of dementia by 31%, a new study found…

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/health/anti-inflammatory-diet-dementia-wellness/index.html

Eating Processed Red Meat Linked to Increased Dementia Risk, Study Finds - The New York Times

Ultraprocessed foods, which also include items like sodas, flavored yogurts, instant soups and most breakfast cereals, make up a huge part of the American diet. They account for about 58 percent of the calories consumed by both children and adults, on average. In the last decade, researchers have linked these foods to health conditions including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and some types of cancer and gastrointestinal diseases...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/well/eat/ultraprocessed-foods-brain-health.html

Dietician: This is the ultra-processed food I never consume

'I would never consume soda,' dietitian says…

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/10/dietician-this-is-the-ultra-processed-food-i-never-consume.html

Experts find cardiometabolic risk signs in kids young as 3. Here is the food they say is linked (CNN)

Children who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were more likely to have risk factors like a higher body mass index, systolic blood pressure and waist-to-height ratio, the study showed.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/health/ultraprocessed-foods-kids-wellness/index.html

Highly processed foods can be considered addictive like tobacco products | University of Michigan News

"When we realized tobacco products were addictive, it made us realize that smoking wasn't just an adult choice, but that people were getting hooked and couldn't stop even when they really wanted to. This same thing appears to be happening with highly processed foods and this is particularly concerning because kids are a major target of advertising for these products."

https://news.umich.edu/highly-processed-foods-can-be-considered-addictive-like-tobacco-products/

 

What are ultra-processed foods and why are they so bad for you? - The Washington Post

Ultra-processed foods are extra tasty concoctions that we eat every day. They are also linked with chronic diseases and a higher risk of early death...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/09/27/ultraprocessed-foods/

Eating lots of carbs will help you lose weight, here's how

...Carbs like green veggies and fruit should be the majority of your diet by volume, not by calories...
https://www.insider.com/healthy-diet-75-percent-carbs-by-volume-according-to-doctor-2021-3