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Research & Evidence (Selected Sources)

Blood Sugar, Weight & Metabolic Health

  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health — Nutrition & Metabolism

  • American Diabetes Association — Standards of Care (multiple years)

  • World Health Organization (WHO) — Diet, Nutrition & Chronic Disease Reports

Ultra-Processed Foods & Weight Gain

  • NOVA Food Classification System (Monteiro et al.)

  • BMJ (British Medical Journal) — Ultra-Processed Foods & Health Outcomes

  • NIH Clinical Trial (2019): Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake

Insulin Resistance & Fat Storage

  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology — Insulin Signaling & Energy Balance

Inflammation, Hormones & Energy

  • Cell Metabolism — Chronic Inflammation & Metabolic Dysfunction

  • The Lancet — Obesity, Inflammation & Cardiometabolic Risk

Lifestyle & Circadian Effects

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) — Sleep, Metabolism & Weight

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) — Circadian Disruption Studies

Landmark San Francisco Lawsuit Against Ultra-Processed Food Companies

On December 2, 2025, the City of San Francisco filed a historic lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against ten of the largest ultra-processed food manufacturers in the United States — including Kraft Heinz, The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Nestlé USA, General Mills, Mars, Kellogg, Mondelez, Post, and Conagra. The lawsuit alleges that these companies engineered and marketed highly processed foods with addictive qualities and limited nutritional value, contributing to chronic health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. San Francisco’s complaint argues that these corporate practices violate California’s Unfair Competition Law and public nuisance statutes, and asks the court to require changes to marketing practices and to impose penalties to help offset public health costs. The case has been widely described as the first-of-its-kind government action targeting ultra-processed food makers, sparking national attention on the health impacts of heavily processed foods and corporate accountability.

👉 Official Complaint & Details: People of the State of California v. Kraft Heinz Company, et al. (Filed Dec. 2, 2025) — https://sfcityattorney.org/san-francisco-city-attorney-chiu-sues-largest-manufacturers-of-ultra-processed-foods/