Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Unpacking the anti-fatness in the ultra-processed food panic Looking beyond the headlines May 26, 2026 If you’ve scrolled through a news feed, turned on a morning talk show, or simply existed on the internet during the past year, you have likely seen alarmist headlines such as, “Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Obesity!” “Are Your Pantry Staples Making You Fat?” “The Toxic Ingredients Destroying Your Health!” For anyone who’s spent years, maybe decades, feeling...