Government committee finds limited evidence that ultra-processed foods lead to obesity.
Ultra-processed foods (UPF) may not be the recipe for disaster we’ve been led to believe, according to the 2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) created the DGAC committee in January 2023, appointing 20 nutrition and public health experts to review the current literature and make recommendations for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025 – 2030.
Although reputable health news and information sites have long cautioned that eating ultra-processed foods increases the risk of obesity, preliminary committee findings reveal that the association between ultra-processed foods and obesity is correlative, not causative….