Sugar is an integral ingredient in the kitchen, from sweetening up chocolate chip cookies to enhancing the flavors of meat. But with all the different kinds of sugar available -- white, brown, coconut ...

Processed foods include foods that are canned, packaged, or preserved, but not all processed foods are bad for you.

From frozen pizza to lactose-free milk, food processing takes many forms. Here’s how to tell when it’s helping or hurting us.

Packaged, processed foods are a common part of the U.S. diet, and even if you're trying to eat healthier, you may find yourself turning to them from time to time.

Eating a diet dominated by highly processed foods means you’re likely to consume more kilojoules than you need, and greater amounts of salt, sugar – as well as food additives. But not all processed ...

Consider these natural sugar substitutes the next time your sweet tooth takes charge. As for the types of sweeteners, replacing processed sugar with less refined, natural sugar alternatives can be ...

What do diabetics, cancer patients, mentally ill, the depressed, the drug-addicted and those experiencing constant anxiety or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

Yum, that's me crunching on a food substance that arrived in my mouth by way of industrial engineering. Food scientists manufactured it to hit bliss points - a perfect balance of salt, sugar and, for ...

The rate of Americans diagnosed with digestive disorders and gastrointestinal cancers is rising, especially in those ages 50 and younger, so researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional ...