Two large studies found a significant association between eating preservatives in many foods and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and several cancers.

A higher intake of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend shelf-life, is ...

Higher intake of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend shelf-life, is ...

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

Higher consumption of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend their shelf ...

Preservatives are often used in ultra processed foods such as ready meals, crisps, sugary snacks and breakfast cereals, which ...

The preservatives that keep processed foods fresh may also be quietly increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

A higher intake of preservative food additives was associated with an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a January study published in Nature Communications.

“This work is unique in its scale of assessment of food additives in a large number of study participants, and also puts added focus on the recognition by the International Agency for Research on ...

Most preservatives, though, are safe, and the risk of preservatives as a group is small. In October, pasta maker Barilla got hit with a class-action lawsuit over its jarred pasta sauces. The suit is ...

Find out whether bread should be refrigerated, how refrigeration affects freshness, and the best ways to store different ...