The preservatives that keep processed foods fresh may also be quietly increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

A higher intake of preservative food additives was associated with an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a January study published in Nature Communications.

Two large studies found a significant association between eating preservatives in many foods and a higher risk of type 2 ...

Preservatives are often used in ultra processed foods such as ready meals, crisps, sugary snacks and breakfast cereals, which ...

As the Trump administration looks to create a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, the question of the best way to differentiate products within a category that can lump packaged whole-wheat ...

Higher consumption of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend their shelf ...

Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would restrict ultra-processed foods from being served in schools that receive ...

Food additives eaten during pregnancy can change gut bacteria and raise later inflammation and weight gain risk, even without ...

Two New Jersey state senators from opposite ends of the political spectrum are joining forces to tackle what they say is a ...

A controversial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is gearing up to review the "safety" of a common additive ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s new law banning certain food dyes and additives in food sold in the state doesn’t go into effect ...