People who ate more typical home-cooked meals lost twice the weight of people eating ultraprocessed foods that met healthy nutritional guidelines, study finds

In a new trial, people consumed more calories and had more cravings when they ate ultraprocessed foods. New research suggests that people can lose more weight by avoiding ultraprocessed foods, even those that are typically considered healthy.

Dieters can lose twice as much weight by avoiding ultra-processed foods (UPFs), a trial has found. Sticking to meals cooked from scratch could also help curb food cravings, researchers suggest. UPFs include the likes of processed meals,