The study found higher intake of several preservatives, which are often used to extend a product's shelf-life, were linked to ...

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

Main outcome measures Cumulative time dependent intake of preservatives, including those in industrial food brands, assessed ...

Food additives are often considered undesirable by consumers. This is particularly the case recently, with many consumers concerned about their prevalence within ultra-processed foods. So are ...

What is the NOVA method of food classification? Food processing ensures safety and shelf life by transforming raw components into new products. In the last several decades, this has changed in ...

Are the additives in our food quietly conspiring against our health? A new French study dives into the tangled web of food additives, not as individual villains, but at their gang affiliations. Do ...

Widely used by the food industry, emulsifiers – a type of food additive – are found in many daily foods (sliced bread, ice creams, crème fraîche, plant milks, etc.). Given their omnipresence in our ...

Swansea University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Robert F. Kennedy Jr has spent years railing against food additives, framing them as part of a broader threat to public health.

Foods that rely heavily on preservatives may be doing more than extending shelf life. In a large study spanning more than a ...