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• Appeal Filed in Lawsuit Alleging Ultra-Processed Foods Caused Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease for Teen

  August 6, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  An appeal filed by a Pennsylvania man who claims ultra-processed foods gave him childhood diabetes wants a federal judge's ruling dismissing his lawsuit against the food industry overturned and his complaint reinstated.

• Food Manufacturers Oppose Update for Lawsuit Over UPF and Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease

  November 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Several food manufacturers are opposing a Pennsylvania man’s attempt to reinstate a dismissed lawsuit that alleges their ultra-processed products caused his diabetes and fatty liver disease.

• Motion Seeks To Reinstate Lawsuit Over Ultra-Processed Food Health Risks

  October 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A man has asked a federal judge to allow him to refile a lawsuit alleging ultra-processed foods caused childhood diabetes, amending it to add the names of specific products.

• Ultra-Processed Food Lawsuit Over Childhood Diabetes Risks Dismissed by Federal Judge

  August 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit claiming ultra-processed food products caused a young man's childhood diabetes and liver disease has been dismissed by a federal judge.

• FDA Investigating Ultra-Processed Food Side Effects Linked To Chronic Diseases

  July 25, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Estimates suggest U.S. children get nearly 60% of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods, prompting multiple government agencies to examine the potential health risks.

• Consumer Argues Food Manufacturers Concealed UPF Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease Risks for Children

  June 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A man who has filed an ultra-processed food lawsuit against several major manufacturers argues that claims they knowingly sold dangerous products should not be dismissed.

• Future of Ultra-Processed Food Diabetes Lawsuit To Be Determined at Hearing in August 2025

  April 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has set a hearing for August to determine if a man can pursue an ultra-processed food diabetes lawsuit against major U.S. food manufacturers.

• Food Manufacturers Seek Dismissal of Ultra-Processed Food Childhood Diabetes Lawsuit

  April 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawsuit alleges ultra-processed foods (UPF) marketed to kids caused a young Pennsylvania man to develop type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and other chronic health problems.

• Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Childhood Obesity in Boys: Study

  February 4, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research shows that boys with diets high in ultra-processed foods are more likely to show an increased risk of obesity between the ages of 3 and 5 than young girls of the same age range.

• Junk Food Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis Removed to Federal Court

  January 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Several junk food manufacturers have removed a recently filed lawsuit to federal court after it was originally filed in Pennsylvania state court, where none of the defendants are based.