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☆ Here's how U.S. health officials are responding to bird flu in humans after second case
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesU.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they stress that the risk to the general public remains low. An Australian child was also recently infected with bird flu, the country announced on Tuesday. In rare cases, bird flu viruses spread to humans and can cause mild to severe symptoms that can require hospitalization. The Food and Drug Administration would need to approve bird flu vaccines before they roll out. Potential mRNA shotsU.S. health officials are also in talks with messenger RNA vaccine makers about potential bird flu shots for humans.

Persons: Brandon Bell, Andrew Pekosz, Pekosz, Peter Chin, That's, Hong Organizations: Getty, Disease Control, U.S ., Human Services Department, CNBC, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CDC, HHS, NBC News, UCSF Health, Drug Administration, FDA, Pfizer, Moderna Locations: Quemado , Texas, Michigan, Australian, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Workday, Lucid, Toast, Deckers and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ross Stores posted earnings of $1.46 per share on $4.86 billion in revenue. Revenue came out at $2.77 billion, slightly higher than analysts' forecast of $2.72 billion. Intuit forecast adjusted earnings of $1.80 per share to $1.85 per share, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.92 per share. Toast — Shares of the financial tech company, which specializes in point-of-sale products for restaurants, gained nearly 1%. Workday forecast subscription revenue of $1.895 billion, while the consensus forecast called for $1.9 billion, per StreetAccount.

Persons: Booz Allen Hamilton, Booz Allen, Robinhood, FactSet, Moshe Katri, Katri, LSEG, —, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin Organizations: Ross Stores, Ross, LSEG, Revenue, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Intuit —, Intuit, Food and Drug Administration

☆ He taught cops how to fight crypto crime. Now he's accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lin Rui-siang stands accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market, attempting to blackmail its users, and instructing others on how to evade anti-money-laundering investigators. Federal prosecutors say that he owned and operated Incognito Market, a dark web drug market selling heroin, cocaine, oxycodone, and other illicit substances. The DoJ said Lin used the pseudonyms "Pharoah" and "faro." The indictment claims that Lin closed the drug marketplace in or around March, and that he refused to return money stored in the "bank" to vendors and customers. The outlet said that "Pharoah" posted on a dark web market forum that its aim was to help users evade anti-money-laundering investigators.

Persons: —, Lin Rui, siang, Lin, John F, Lucia, Edward A, Caban Organizations: Service, Business, Department of Justice, Kennedy, WIRED, St, Lucia Police, Lucia Police Force, DoJ, Justice Department, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Food, Drug, Criminal Investigations, New York Police Department, NYPD Locations: Royal, faro

☆ Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Milk contaminated with H5N1, the bird-flu virus that has turned up in dairy herds in nine states, has been found to rapidly make mice sick, affecting multiple organs, according to a study published on Friday. The findings are not entirely surprising: At least a half-dozen cats have died after consuming raw milk containing the virus. But the new data add to evidence that virus-laden raw milk may be unsafe for other mammals, including humans. “Don’t drink raw milk — that’s the message,” said Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who led the study. Officials have not found signs of infectious virus in those samples and have said that pasteurized milk is safe to consume.

Persons: ”, Yoshihiro Kawaoka Organizations: University of Wisconsin, Drug Administration, Officials Locations: Madison, United States

☆ Ozempic Cuts Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease Complications, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Semaglutide, the compound in the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, dramatically reduced the risk of kidney complications, heart issues and death in people with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease in a major clinical trial, the results of which were published on Friday. The findings could transform how doctors treat some of the sickest patients with chronic kidney disease, which affects more than one in seven adults in the United States but has no cure. The trial, funded by Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk, was so successful that the company stopped it early. Dr. Martin Holst Lange, Novo Nordisk’s executive vice president of development, said that the company would ask the Food and Drug Administration to update Ozempic’s label to say it can also be used to reduce the progression of chronic kidney disease or complications in people with Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease, which occurs when the kidneys don’t function as well as they should.

Persons: Ozempic, ”, Katherine Tuttle, Martin Holst Lange, Novo, Subramaniam Pennathur Organizations: University of Washington School of Medicine, Renal Association, The New England, of Medicine, Novo Nordisk, and Drug Administration, Diabetes, Michigan Medicine Locations: United States, Stockholm, The

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Ross Stores, Intuit, Workday, Guardant Health and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: Intuit — The TurboTax parent company slipped nearly 6% after issuing weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter guidance . Intuit forecast adjusted earnings of $1.80 per share to $1.85 per share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.92. Ross Stores — The discount apparel retailer stock added more than 7% on the heels of an earnings beat. Workday forecast subscription revenue of $1.895 billion, while the consensus forecast called for $1.9 billion, according to StreetAccount. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for $2.89 in earnings per share on $888 million of revenue.

Persons: Cash, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Intuit, Ross Stores, LSEG, Nvidia, U.S . Food, Drug Administration Locations: U.S

☆ Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Emily Cochrane | Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Louisiana lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to make the state the first in the nation to designate abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Possession of the drugs without a prescription would be a crime punishable with jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. The legislation, which passed the State Senate by a vote of 29 to 7, now goes to Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican who previously defended the state’s stringent abortion ban in court as attorney general. But the Food and Drug Administration does not consider the two medications to have potential for abuse or dependence, and years of research have overwhelmingly shown both pills to be safe.

Persons: Jeff Landry Organizations: Senate, Gov, Republican, and Drug Administration Locations: Louisiana

☆ Chemical toxin exposure in the womb linked to greater health risks for children ages 6 to 11
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Chemical toxins are everywhere — in our water, food, air and soil. Children born to European mothers exposed to four families of chemicals that disrupt the body’s endocrine (hormone) system had elevated levels of metabolic syndrome at ages 6 to 11. Metabolic syndrome can include obesity, elevated blood pressure, and abnormally high cholesterol and insulin resistance, which is a precursor to type 2 diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is typically associated with adult cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke, but the growing epidemic of childhood obesity has seen symptoms appearing in kids at younger and younger ages. Having metabolic syndrome as a child is highly predictive of chronic disease as an adult, experts say.

Persons: Nuria Güil, ”, Oumrait, Vicente Mustieles, Mariana Fernández, Carmen Messerlian, Messerlian, phthalates, “, Jane Houlihan, ” Houlihan, Houlihan, PFAS, EWG Organizations: CNN, Icahn School of Medicine, JAMA, Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Harvard, of Public Health, International Council for Chemical Associations, American Chemistry Council, EPA, Food, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, NSF, National Sanitation Foundation Locations: Mount Sinai, New York City, Spain, Messerlian, Chan, Boston, United States

☆ Fish oil supplements may cause harm, study finds. ‘Is it time to dump them?’ expert asks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

However, a new study finds regular use of fish oil supplements may increase, not reduce, the risk of first-time stroke and atrial fibrillation among people in good cardiovascular health. Nearly one-third of those people, who were followed for an average of 12 years, said they regularly used fish oil supplements. Over-the-counter fish oil suffers from a lack of purity and consistency, as well as the potential contaminants and heavy metals such as mercury that come with fish, Freeman said. “In addition, studies over the last 10 years have not been very positive for over-the-counter fish oil,” he added. “Fish oil was either having no benefit or in some cases it may harm, such as with stroke and AFib.

Persons: ’ ”, Andrew Freeman, “, ”, Freeman, that’s, ” Freeman, sasirin, Richard Isaacson, Isaacson, Chia, ” Isaacson Organizations: CNN, Jewish Health, Costco, Food and Drug Administration, US, NSF International Locations: United States, Denver, United Kingdom, Boca Raton , Florida, Lake

☆ Abortion Pills May Become Controlled Substances in Louisiana
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Pam Belluck | Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Louisiana could become the first state to classify abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances, making possession of the pills without a prescription a crime subject to jail time and fines. A bill that would designate the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs — a category of medicines with the potential for abuse or dependence — passed the state’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday by a vote of 63 to 29. The measure — which would put abortion pills in the same category as Xanax, Ambien and Valium — contradicts the way the federal government classifies mifepristone and misoprostol. The federal Food and Drug Administration does not consider abortion pills to be drugs with the potential for dependence or abuse, and decades of medical studies have found both to be overwhelmingly safe. Pregnant women would be exempt from those penalties; most abortion bans and restrictions do not punish pregnant women because most voters oppose doing so.

Persons: Jeff Landry, — Organizations: Republican, Gov, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Louisiana

☆ Neuralink will embed wires deeper in the brain to fix problems after its first patient: WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Neuralink has gotten the FDA go-ahead for a second implant, the Wall Street Journal reports. This time, it's implanting the wires a few millimeters deeper to prevent retraction. Neuralink's first patient lost some function but has since greatly improved, the Journal reported. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNeuralink has gotten the go-ahead to implant its device into a second patient — and has settled on a fix for the error that plagued its inaugural trial.

Persons: Neuralink, it's, Neuralink's, — Organizations: Wall Street, Service, Street, Food and Drug Administration, Business

Digital pharmacy startup Hims & Hers Health is introducing access to compounded GLP-1 weight loss injections, the company announced Monday. The company, which offers a range of direct-to-consumer treatments for conditions like erectile dysfunction and hair loss, launched a weight loss program in December. But GLP-1 medications — the class of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy that have skyrocketed in popularity — were not previously offered as part of that program. Customers can access the compounded GLP-1 medications via a prescription from a licensed healthcare providers on the Hims & Hers platform. The company's oral medication kits start at $79 a month, and its compounded GLP-1 injections will start at $199 a month.

Persons: Andrew Dudum, Dudum Organizations: Novo Nordisk, FDA, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, CNBC, & $ Locations: U.S

☆ Teen resuscitated from cardiac arrest after drinking Panera Charged Lemonade, lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A Pennsylvania teenager had to be resuscitated in March when he went into cardiac arrest after drinking Panera Bread's highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade, a lawsuit says. His ordeal was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette several days before Panera announced it was discontinuing its Charged Lemonade. Charged Lemonade contains caffeine from multiple sources, including the stimulant guarana extract. Previously, it had advertised its Charged Lemonade as "Plant-based and Clean" with as much caffeine as its dark roast coffee. During his hospital stay, they implanted a subcutaneous defibrillator, a device that will shock Adams' heart if he has a life-threatening heart rhythm in the future.

Persons: Luke Adams, Adams, Panera, Andrew Pogozelski, Pogozelski, Sarah Katz, Dennis Brown, Lauren Skerritt, Lisa Feyes, Luke Organizations: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, NBC News, Allegheny Health Network's Forbes Hospital, Pittsburgh Post, University of Pennsylvania, Drug Administration Locations: Monroeville, Eastern District, Pennsylvania, Adams, Florida, Rhode

☆ Legal Weed Is Coming. It’s Time to Come Up With Some Rules. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Maia Szalavitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On May 16 the Justice Department formally moved to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to Schedule III. It is, however, the biggest step yet toward abolishing the legal fiction that cannabis is as dangerous as heroin. And it puts marijuana — used more than any other illicit drug in the world — on a pathway for fully legal recreational use, which a majority of Americans support. It also offers an opportunity to start ironing out the details of what federal cannabis oversight ought to look like if the time comes — both to redress past harms and protect public health. Learning from the experiences of states that have legalized marijuana is essential.

Organizations: Justice Department, Food and Drug Administration, Psychiatry

☆ This 90-year-old grandma has hardly any wrinkles. A dermatologist shared the most important part of her routine.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A dermatologist told Business Insider sunscreen is the most important part of her routine. Everyone's skin wrinkles as they age, but genes, UV exposure, and repeated facial expressions can govern how deep they are and how many develop. Many people turn to "antiaging" creams and beauty products to lessen the appearance of wrinkles — in 2023, facial antiaging products made over $1 billion in the US, according to Statista. But because the Food and Drug Administration doesn't evaluate beauty products for effectiveness, there's no guarantee they will reduce wrinkles. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: TikTokers, —, Sarah Palmyra, couldn't Organizations: Service, and Drug Administration, Business

☆ FLiRT variants threaten a summer Covid wave, but experts say the risk remains uncertain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

FLiRT variants are offshoots of the JN.1 variant — all part of the broader Omicron family — that caused this winter’s wave. The mutations of the FLiRT variants make increased transmissibility — and a possible summer wave — a real threat. “We learned from the laboratories that FLiRT variants appeared, so far, to be as transmissible as the other Omicron subvariants, which means they’re really quite contagious. As of May 1, the requirement for all hospitals to report Covid-19 data to the federal government has expired. While the FLiRT variants pose some risk this summer, experts remain focused on what might happen in the fall.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Andy Pekosz, “ We’ve, William Schaffner, ” Schaffner, it’s, ” Pekosz, “, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, we’ve Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Data, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Vanderbilt University, Schaffner’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center, CDC, JAMA, CNN Health, JN, US Food Locations: United States, Covid

☆ FDA approves Amgen's treatment for most deadly form of lung cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In clinical trials, Amgen's drug has been shown to reduce tumor growth and help people with small-cell lung cancer live significantly longer. Of the more than 2.2 million patients who are diagnosed with lung cancer worldwide each year, small-cell lung cancer comprises 15%, or 330,000, of those cases, Amgen said. There are around 35,000 patients with small-cell lung cancer in the U.S., Dr. Jay Bradner, Amgen's chief scientific officer, told CNBC. Small-cell lung cancer usually starts in the airways of the lung and grows rapidly, creating large tumors and spreading throughout the body. Maida Mangiameli, a small-cell lung cancer advocate and patient mentor from Naperville, Illinois, is also a survivor of the devastating disease.

Persons: Amgen, Jay Bradner, Bradner, Lynne Bell, Amgen's, Bell, I'm, Maida, Mangiameli, Amgen's Bradner Organizations: Drug Administration, of Cancer, CNBC, American Cancer Society Locations: U.S, Atlanta , Georgia, Naperville , Illinois

☆ Shares of this gene editing company are due to surge more than 45%, Citi says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

After a period of steady underperformance, investors should pick up shares of biotech Prime Medicine as regains the market's favor, according to Citi. Analyst Samantha Semenkow upgraded the preclinical-stage company to buy from neutral and kept her price target of $10 per share, which implies 47.9% potential upside from the stock's latest close. To be sure, Semenkow said she remains cautious on Prime's cash position and expects the Cambridge-based company to need to raise again in the next 12 to 18 months. Ongoing [business development] efforts could provide a source of non-dilutive cash and potential upside to her target price, she added. The company also had significantly more cash and cash equivalents on hand at the end of the previous quarter compared to the end of last year.

Persons: Samantha Semenkow, Semenkow Organizations: Prime Medicine, Citi, and Drug Administration, Cambridge, Research Locations: hematology

☆ F.D.A. Approves Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an innovative new treatment for patients with a form of lung cancer. It is to be used only by patients who have exhausted all other options to treat small cell lung cancer, and have a life expectancy of four to five months. The drug tarlatamab, or Imdelltra, made by the company Amgen, tripled patients’ life expectancy, giving them a median survival of 14 months after they took the drug. After decades with no real advances in treatments for small cell lung cancer, tarlatamab offers the first real hope, said Dr. Anish Thomas, a lung cancer specialist at the federal National Cancer Institute who was not involved in the trial. Dr. Timothy Burns, a lung cancer specialist at the University of Pittsburgh, said that the drug “will be practice-changing.”

Persons: tarlatamab, Anish Thomas, “, Timothy Burns, ” Organizations: Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh

☆ Musk's Neuralink has faced issues with its tiny wires for years, Reuters sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Neuralink deemed the risk low enough for a redesign not to be merited, the sources added. Neuralink is testing its implant to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, a prospect that could help people with spinal cord injuries. The company said last week that the implant's tiny wires, which are thinner than a human hair, retracted from a patient's brain in its first human trial, resulting in fewer electrodes that could measure brain signals. The company said it managed to restore the implant's ability to monitor its patient's brain signals by making changes that included modifying its algorithm to be more sensitive. In the weeks after the surgery, "a number of threads retracted from the brain," Neuralink said in a blog update last week.

Persons: Neuralink, Noland Arbaugh, Arbaugh, Robert Gaunt, it's Organizations: Elon Musk, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Specialists, University of Pittsburgh Locations: U.S, Neuralink

☆ FDA greenlights self-collection of vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Most cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus or HPV, and screening for HPV can help identify women who may be at risk of developing cervical cancer. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for cervical cancer with cervical cytology every three years for women ages 21 to 29. “Most cervical cancers are found in people who have never had a cervical cancer screening test or who have not had one recently. Screening for cervical cancer remains important because early cases often may not have signs or symptoms. Cervical cancer is treated in many ways, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Persons: Dickson, BD –, Dr, Karen E, Knudsen, “, Jeff Andrews, ”, Roche, ” Dr, William Dahut, Sanjay Gupta, ” Trena Depel Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Roche, Company, BD, FDA, American Cancer Society, US Preventive Services Task Force, National Cancer Institute, US Centers for Disease Control, ”, CNN Health, Health, Teal Health Locations: United States

☆ Walgreens to offer its own cheaper version of opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Walgreens on Wednesday said it will offer its own cheaper version of the over-the-counter opioid overdose reversal spray naloxone. The company said it will sell a two-dose pack of "Walgreens Brand Naloxone" for $34.99. That's around $10 cheaper than the over-the-counter branded drug Narcan, which became the first prescription-free version of naloxone to win Food and Drug Administration approval last year. The company said the launch of its prescription-free naloxone nasal spray comes after the FDA's recent approval of the product. Mammen hopes that Walgreens can help reduce the stigma associated with drug overdoses and naloxone use.

Persons: naloxone, Priya Mammen Organizations: Walgreens, Centers for Disease Control, Food, Drug, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ A woman gave herself poop transplants using her brother's feces to treat debilitating IBS. Then she started getting acne just like him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A man in his mid-30s with Crohn's disease did DIY poop transplants using his mom as a donor for years. They appeared to ease his gut symptoms, but he experienced menopause symptoms such as sweating, hot flashes, and mood swings, similar to his menopausal mom. Experts in the documentary warned against trying poop transplants at home because there is a risk of transferring bad microbes and susceptibility to all kinds of diseases. After she made the switch, her acne went away, but this time, she experienced depression symptoms. AdvertisementWhen Koepke once again switched back to her brother's poop transplants, the depression went away within a week, she said.

Persons: —, Daniell Koepke, Koepke, Thomas Borody, Guilia Enders, who's, Enders, Jack Gilbert, Gilbert, FMTs Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, US Food and Drug Administration, Digestive Diseases, UC San Diego Locations: Sydney, Australia

☆ People on Novo Nordisk's Wegovy maintain weight loss for up to four years, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Patients taking Novo Nordisk 's obesity drug Wegovy maintained an average of 10% weight loss for up to four years, according to a new analysis published Tuesday from the longest clinical trial to date on the treatment. The highly popular drug also reduced the risk of heart disease regardless of a patient's weight, a second analysis on the same trial found. Neither Novo Nordisk or Eli Lilly , which has its own weight loss drug, have been able to produce enough supply to meet the insatiable demand for their treatments. The SELECT trial, which included more than 17,000 patients from over 40 countries, tested Wegovy for its cardiovascular benefits.

Persons: Wegovy, Eli Lilly Organizations: Novo Nordisk, European, Obesity, Insurance, Nordisk's, U.S . Food, Drug Administration Locations: London, Britain, Venice, Italy, U.S

☆ Just how bad are ultraprocessed foods? Here are 5 things to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

NOVA separates foods into four groups, starting with natural and minimally processed foods in the first category to ultraprocessed foods, which use industrial formulations and manufacturing techniques, in the fourth. Here are five things to know about ultraprocessed foods:Ultraprocessed foods are linked to bad health outcomesEating a lot of ultraprocessed foods isn’t healthy. We have one.”Ultraprocessed foods cause weight gainThat one randomized, controlled clinical trial showed that ultraprocessed foods actually caused people to gain weight. So, all those factors probably play a huge role in … the foods that we choose to eat in the real world.”Not all ultraprocessed foods are badSome ultraprocessed foods can provide important nutrients, such as whole wheat bread and yogurt. “Which goes to show that not all ultraprocessed foods necessarily drive this effect.”Hall’s team is conducting a new study to tease out which ultraprocessed foods are harmful and which are neutral, or even healthy.

Persons: Marion Nestle, Meg Tirrell, Paulette Goddard, Nestle, ”, ” Nestle, Kevin Hall, ” Hall, Tirrell, shouldn’t, you’re, we’re Organizations: CNN, University of São Paulo, NOVA, Nestle, New York University, National Institute of Diabetes, National Institutes of Health Clinical, ”, National Health, US Department of Agriculture, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: Brazil, Bethesda , Maryland

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