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Try these simple steps for a healthier 2025.<\/p>\n

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Close your eyes and imagine a shopping cart full of ultraprocessed foods.<\/p>\n

Yes, it probably contains items like potato chips and hot dogs. But ultraprocessed foods is a wide-ranging category that also includes foods you might associate with nutritious eating, like many whole grain breads, breakfast cereals and flavored yogurts. This can make recognizing them confusing.<\/p>\n

Ultraprocessed foods are commonly defined as any foods or drinks made with ingredients you wouldn\u2019t typically find in a home kitchen. These include artificial flavors, synthetic food dyes, hydrogenated oils, and emulsifiers that help blend ingredients that don\u2019t normally mix (like oil and water).<\/p>\n

About 58 percent of the American diet<\/a> is ultraprocessed. And scientists have found associations between ultraprocessed foods and a number of health conditions<\/a>, including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n

So are ultraprocessed foods worth eliminating from your diet? Let us help you figure it out.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 6, 2025, we\u2019ll kick off a week of evidence-based tips and that will help you understand more about ultraprocessed foods: What\u2019s in them? How can you identify them? And what small changes can you make to your plate for better health?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This weeklong challenge is not about overhauling your diet. It\u2019s full of fun, illuminating experiments that will help you get a closer look at ultraprocessed foods and your relationship to them. There will be taste tests, recipes, a trip to the grocery store and other surprises.<\/p>\n

Jancee Dunn, Well\u2019s columnist, will be your guide \u2014 along with Alice Callahan, our nutrition reporter, who has covered ultraprocessed foods extensively. We\u2019ll also talk to various nutrition and food science experts.<\/p>\n

We hope you will end the week feeling more capable and confident in your food choices, and <\/span>with a few new habits for a healthier year ahead.<\/p>\n