Food Nutrition

Ultra-Processed Food Statistics

Ultra-processed foods now supply 57% of US adult energy intake and account for 60% of US packaged food sales revenue, while countries worldwide swing from 11.1% of energy in Spain to 67% in US adolescents and 40% of daily energy in urban Lebanon. The page connects these consumption patterns to the more alarming stuff, showing how widespread ultra-processed intake aligns with higher obesity, cardiovascular, and diabetes risk, plus the policy and labeling pressure trying to push this market back.