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.

In a small trial, people lost more weight and fat while eating a diet rich in minimally processed foods than they did eating a diet high in ultra-processed foods.