Earlier this year, the FDA announced plans to ban the food coloring Red No. 3 in food and drink, stoking the conversation around so-called food additives. Since the 1990s, consumers have read ...

Higher intake of certain food preservatives, common in processed foods, may be linked to a modest increase in cancer risk.

Past studies have linked certain food additives found in processed foods to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes. A new study has found that two certain mixtures of common food additives can increase ...

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

Eating combinations of common food additives may be tied to a slightly increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine. “In real life, we ingest ...

A study suggested that greater consumption of food preservatives widely used in processed foods and beverages was associated ...

Common food preservatives such as nitrites and sorbates may be linked to a slightly higher risk of certain cancers or type 2 ...

Researchers estimate that about 830 million people globally live with diabetes, with 90% of those cases being type 2 diabetes. A diet consisting of mostly processed foods can increase a person’s risk ...