Julia Belluz

Why we haven't fixed the food system

But why I'm still optimistic.

May 11•Julia Belluz

The GLP-1 experiment in kids is well underway

The question is no longer: should children take these drugs.

May 6•Julia Belluz

April 2026

The GLP-1 story I thought I was telling — and the one I found

These drugs are changing more than our body weight.

Apr 15•Julia Belluz

November 2025

How I Eat Now

Plus, my personal weight loss hack (wink) and some good news!

Nov 25, 2025•Julia Belluz

The French secret to better eating

It's not what you think.

Nov 3, 2025•Julia Belluz

September 2025

The big day is here

And the power of asking how we know what we know.

Sep 23, 2025•Julia Belluz

The $6 trillion dollar distraction

No wearable or supplement can protect us from the toxic food environment.

Sep 10, 2025•Julia Belluz

July 2025

Announcing "Food Intelligence"!

My first book, with scientist Kevin Hall, is out September 23

Jul 21, 2025•Julia Belluz

May 2025

The chemicals in the food supply

It's probably worse than you think.

May 12, 2025•Julia Belluz

October 2024

Why cities like Paris are good for the body

The race to reclaim urban space for humans

Oct 7, 2024•Julia Belluz

September 2024

Is obesity really a disease? It's complicated.

I have a new opinion piece out in the New York Times today about the question of whether obesity truly constitutes a disease.

Sep 19, 2024•Julia Belluz

What really drives food cravings

Journalist Mark Schatzker makes the case for subconscious desire.

Sep 10, 2024•Julia Belluz

April 2023

The surprising gap in the Ozempic conversation

Semaglutide drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy shouldn't be used during or in the months before pregnancy. Why isn't this more widely known?

Apr 18, 2023•Julia Belluz

March 2023

Ozempic on the Internet

For patients, the entire GLP-1 weight-loss journey can now happen online, no doctor needed.

Mar 21, 2023•Julia Belluz

The long and difficult quest to personalize obesity medicine

A group of doctors at Mayo Clinic are delivering weight loss treatments tailored to each patient — but the work is controversial.

Mar 9, 2023•Julia Belluz

A $4 trillion disease

A new report estimated the economic impact of obesity if current trends continue. The results are mind boggling.

Mar 2, 2023•Julia Belluz

February 2023

A tale of two weight-loss patients

A new story on Ozempic out today.

Feb 7, 2023•Julia Belluz

January 2023

How conscious are our food choices?

Eating and body weight are less related to free will than you might think.

Jan 31, 2023•Julia Belluz

What to do about children with obesity?

New American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines reflect an uncomfortable truth.

Jan 10, 2023•Julia Belluz

December 2022

Hi from Paris

An introduction

Dec 5, 2022•Julia Belluz

November 2022

Coming soon

Welcome to my newsletter — I’ll post about new writing and stories in progress…

Nov 9, 2022•Julia Belluz