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Julia Belluz

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Health journalist, contributing opinion writer @nytimes Formerly @voxdotcom, @MIT Knight Fellow etc. Book: https://tinyurl.com/yx2kmsp4

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Food Intelligence Author Kevin Hall, Phd on The Biggest Loser and Your Health Future
Food Intelligence Author Kevin Hall, Phd on The Biggest Loser and Your Health Future YouTube video by Anchor Moments

My book #FoodIntelligence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social was the subject of a weight loss book club on a YouTube channel hosted by a delightful couple who have been battling obesity. I was happy to join them live yesterday to discuss our book and answer questions.
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19.01.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Understanding the toxic food environment with Julia Belluz
Understanding the toxic food environment with Julia Belluz YouTube video by Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Each year, millions resolve to eat healthier & lose weight. Most won’t fail from lack of willpower β€” they’ll fail because our food system makes unhealthy choices cheap & easy. I talk with @juliabelluz.bsky.social about why nutrition science is misunderstood & why policy, not personal blame, matters.

05.01.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The French Secret to Healthier Eating

The French Secret to Healthier Eating. Making it easier to cook allows people to eat healthier, conveniently, by @juliabelluz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com

14.12.2025 16:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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What we eat is making us obese and sick β€” but science shows solutions are within reach An ambitious book challenges long-held assumptions on diet and nutrition and exposes gaps in public-health guidance.

What we eat is making us obese and sick β€” but science shows solutions are within reach www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Book debunks
- obsession with protein (most get enough!)
- supplements industry
- personalization trend

Hear, hear!

Authors @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @juliabelluz.bsky.social πŸ™

10.12.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Thanks to @carriedennett.bsky.social and @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social for recommending my book #FoodIntellifence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social as a holiday gift!

08.12.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 152: Julia Belluz on How to Have A Happy Collaboration β€œThere are enough talented people out there,” says Julia Belluz, β€œbut only collaborate with people you really like.” This was the advice the writer followed when deciding to work with scientist Kevin ...

I have a personal rule: only collaborate with people you really like.

On the great Emerging Form podcast, with Christie Aschwanden and Rosemerry Trommer, I got to talk about the behind-the-scenes collab that made my book with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social

emergingform.substack.com/p/episode-15...

05.12.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's December...here's my best of '25 list!

(at least, that's when I read 'em)

@juliabelluz.bsky.social @profdevisridhar.bsky.social @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @mikebernerslee.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social et al...

01.12.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to @thelancetendo.bsky.social for reviewing my book #FoodIntelligence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social

03.12.2025 04:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to @civileats.com for featuring my book #FoodIntelligence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social on their 2025 holiday book gift guide! civileats.com/2025/12/03/o...

03.12.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HOW TO PODCAST | Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall – Why We Eat What We Eat Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall reveal the insights you need to better understand what's on your dinner plate, how it got there, and why you eat it.

It was a delight to be interviewed by pro Hannah Macinnes for the How To Academy with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social

This one is less about how to eat and more how to think about food and what we were aiming at with our book Food Intelligence.

howtoacademy.com/podcasts/jul...

27.11.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Julia Belluz has some ideas about why people make bad food choices Canadian health journalist is the co-author of new book, Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us

@juliabelluz.bsky.social: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/wellnes...

25.11.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How I Eat Now Plus, my personal weight loss hack (wink) and some good news!

In our book @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and I purposely did not go into detail about our personal habits.

But we have not been able to escape the question: how do you eat?

It took me time to consolidate my thoughts. Here they are:
juliabelluz.substack.com/p/how-i-eat-...

25.11.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very happy to see that @economist.com selected my book #FoodIntelligence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social as a best book of 2025!

21.11.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Intelligence: Why Ultra-Processed Foods Make Us Overeat | Kevin Hall, PhD Podcast Episode Β· The Ty Beal Show Β· 11/25/2025 Β· 1h 43m

It was fun to chat with @tybeal.bsky.social on his podcast about various topics covered in my book #FoodIntelligence co-authored with @juliabelluz.bsky.social.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

25.11.2025 12:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nutrition Book That Doesn't Oversell, Overcomplicate, or Overlook the Real Problem - OptimizeMe Nutrition In this episode, we delve into the insights from researcher Kevin Hall's book "Food Intelligence," exploring how food impacts our health and the

Thanks to EC Synkowski for her generous review of my book, #FoodIntelligence coauthored by @juliabelluz.bsky.social, on the Consistency Project podcast! optimizemenutrition.com/podcast/food...

04.11.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If Losing Weight Feels Impossible, Here’s Why A new book explores the hidden biological and cultural forces that make self-control a losing game.

Happy to see that my book #FoodIntelligence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social is featured by the Next Big Idea Club as their book of the day. bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/if-losing-...

05.11.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The French secret to better eating It's not what you think.

More detail and insights on my substack juliabelluz.substack.com/p/the-french...

03.11.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The French Know How to Do Food. Even When It’s Frozen.

When Americans visit Paris and marvel at how svelte people are, it’s not because Parisians have superior willpower

Today, I unpacked the real secret to eating well in France in my latest for
@nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

03.11.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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What happens when nutrition science collides with politics? Kevin Hall found out Food Intelligence, a new book by acclaimed nutrition scientist Kevin Hall and award-winning health journalist Julia Belluz, examines enduring myths and misinformation about food and calls for more rig...

Food Intelligence, by @kevinh-phd.bsky.social & @juliabelluz.bsky.social, examines enduring myths and misinformation about the food system & calls for more rigorous research into the ways our food may be undermining public health. @foodnavigator.bsky.social
www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2025...

17.10.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Intelligence - a review What's in it, what's it doing to us, how did this happen, what do we do next?

πŸ”₯new substack

My review of the excellent new book by @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social

Read it, get angry....then do something!

stuartgillespie.substack.com/p/food-intel...

14.10.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you Just because a food is ultra-processed doesn’t mean it is unhealthy. Regulation and eating advice must reflect this, say Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, co-authors of Food Intelligence: The science of ho...

Ultra-processed foods are the nutritional bogeyman du jour. it's time for a more nuanced conversation, @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and I argue @newscientist.comΒ www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

10.10.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong - Gastropod Does a slow metabolism really lead to weight gain, and can you speed it up, to make it easier to shed pounds. Join us this episode for the science behind metabolism myths.

The latest episode of the Gastropod podcast hosted by @cagraber.bsky.social and Nicola Twilley featured @juliabelluz.bsky.social and I discussing topics from our new book "Food Intelligence". gastropod.com/everything-y...

07.10.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this yearβ€˜s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

08.10.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 4729 πŸ” 1826 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 83
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Weight Loss: What's Science and What's Pseudoscience? | Food with Mark Bittman

Thanks to @markbittman.bsky.social for inviting me and @juliabelluz.bsky.social on his podcast to discuss our book β€œFood Intelligence”.

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08.10.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What We Know and Don’t Know About Nutrition and Health Yoni Freedhoff, MD, reviews the new book 'Food Intelligence,' which details the impact of food on nutrition, biochemistry, metabolism, and health.

My review of @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social's new book Food Intelligence finally published on @medscape.com. tl;dr? If you're looking for a detailing of our current understanding of the science of food, eating, and metabolism, this one's for you www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

08.10.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for reading and for sharing your feedback! So glad you found the book useful!

06.10.2025 11:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz, Kevin Hall, PhD: 9780593332306 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books β€œFood Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets a chance to...

Just finished the superb new book from @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social.

Crystal clear storytelling about the new science of nutrition, summarizing what we learn at top schools like @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social.

It's a timely antidote to snake oil & vibes--highly recommended!

05.10.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to @gilcarvalhomdphd.bsky.social for hosting this interesting conversation where we discuss many topics covered in my book Food Intelligence co-authored with @juliabelluz.bsky.social.

29.09.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ultraprocessed Foods with Dr. Kevin Hall Few scientists have shaped the way we understand nutrition and metabolism as much as Dr.

It was a pleasure to chat with @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social about ultra-processed foods and other topics discussed in my new book Food Intelligence co-authored with @juliabelluz.bsky.social.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

30.09.2025 13:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz, Kevin Hall, PhD: 9780593332306 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books β€œFood Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets a chance to...

I received the new book Food Intelligence by my friend @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and cannot put it down. It's beautifully written. There are revelations about the inner workings of nutrition on every page. I strongly recommend it!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671334...

01.10.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0