Ultraprocessed or minimally processed diets following healthy dietary guidelines on weight and cardiometabolic health: a randomized, crossover trial - Nature

For people living with knee osteoarthritis, pain can make everyday activities like walking, climbing stairs, and exercising increasingly difficult. An estimated 5 million U. S. adults live with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis that doesn’t respond to non-surgical therapies.  Treatments such as physical therapy, medications, and injections can help, but when those options no longer provide enough relief, patients may face a difficult decision about what comes next. University of Utah Health is studying an emerging, minimally invasive procedure called genicular artery embolization (GAE) that could offer another option for some of these patients. “For patients with painful knee osteoarthritis who have exhausted conservative treatments and are not good candidates for knee replacement, options can be frustratingly limited,” says Zachary McCormick, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at U of U Health and co-investigator on the study. “Genicular artery embolization is an emerging, minimally invasive treatment that may offer meaningful relief for some of these patients.” How Does Genicular Artery Embolization Work?

Ultraprocessed foods have a terrible reputation. Studies have linked them with multiple chronic diseases. Journalists and health influencers characterize them as poison. Some public health experts call for a global halt to producing and consuming them.

Could what's on your plate affect your brain before your memory shows any signs of trouble? A study of nearly 9,000 Canadian adults links higher ultraprocessed food intake to greater body fat and signs of silent vascular brain injury, although the brain findings warrant caution. Study: Ultraprocessed Food Intake and Adiposity, Vascular Brain Injury, and Cognition in Middle-Aged Adults. Image credit: monticello/Shutterstock.com

(HealthDay News) — Eating more ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) is associated with higher risks for multiple chronic diseases and all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in Family Medicine and Community Health. Xiao Liu, MD, PhD, from Duke-­NUS Medical School in Singapore, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature search to identify prospective studies evaluating consumption of UPFs and the impact on major chronic outcomes.

Not all processed foods are the same, according to an integrative medicine physician. Here’s why. June 5, 2026 From yogurt cups to granola bars to frozen vegetables, many staples on a typical grocery list fall into the category of processed foods. But not all processed foods are created equally. While minimally processed foods can be part of a healthy diet, a recent review found associations between high ultraprocessed food intake and 32 adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, anxiety, and cancer.  These health risks have led to a national conversation about processed foods and consumer safety, with local lawmakers and the Food and Drug Administration working to eliminate synthetic additives from foods. “A dietary pattern that emphasizes ultraprocessed food can be of concern both in the short and long term,” says Dr. Chiti Parikh, an integrative medicine practitioner, and the Executive Director of Integrative Health and Wellbeing at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. “But not all processing is harmful. Nutrition does not need to be all-or-nothing.