Survey Reported by KHQ Finds Americans May Underestimate Ultra-Processed Food Consumption

Spokane, WA, October 19, 2026 —

A survey reported by NonStop Local KHQ found that Americans consume more ultra-processed food than they realize. The finding points to a gap between people’s perceptions of their eating habits and what the survey measured, though the available summary does not provide the figures behind that conclusion.

Details about the survey’s sample size, dates, methods and questions were not provided. The summary also does not specify how the survey defined ultra-processed food, how much respondents were found to consume, or how their estimates compared with the survey’s measurements. Those details would be needed to assess the scale of the reported gap and the basis for the finding.

The result, as described, concerns Americans’ awareness of their consumption. It does not establish why people may underestimate how much ultra-processed food they eat, nor does the summary provide information about health effects or recommendations. No additional findings or statements from survey researchers were included in the report summary.

NonStop Local KHQ is identified as the outlet that reported the survey, but the survey’s sponsor and the organization that conducted it were not provided. Without those details or the underlying data, the finding can be reported only in the terms available: Americans consume more ultra-processed food than they realize, according to the survey as reported by KHQ.

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