Julia Belluz

The authors of a new book about how food both nourishes and harms us break down how much protein we really need in our diets — and debunk the myths we’ve been sold by social media

First came the dubious diet advice. In 1877, Carl von Voit, one of German chemist Justus von Liebig's protégés, published an influential recommendation that working men required 118 grams of per day.

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 how food both nourishes and harms us

It’s not all baguettes and cheese.

Just off a bustling street near her apartment in Paris, Mathilde Touvier, one of France's leading nutrition scientists, slips into Picard, the frozen-food grocery chain.

Millions of people have taken GLP-1s for weight loss. But many patients are now reporting other unexpected health benefits. Julia Belluz talks to the experts

The debate over treatment in kids is missing a bigger problem.

Welcome to the new Wild West of peptides.

A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.

A teenager's lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.