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Why cities like Paris are good for the body
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What really drives food cravings
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What to do about children with obesity?
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The surprising gap in the Ozempic conversation
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Is obesity really a disease? It's complicated.
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Ozempic on the Internet
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What really drives food cravings
Journalist Mark Schatzker makes the case for subconscious desire.
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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?
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Ozempic on the Internet
For patients, the entire GLP-1 weight-loss journey can now happen online, no doctor needed.
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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.
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A $4 trillion disease
A new report estimated the economic impact of obesity if current trends continue. The results are mind boggling.
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A tale of two weight-loss patients
A new story on Ozempic out today.
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How conscious are our food choices?
Eating and body weight are less related to free will than you might think.
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Julia Belluz
Julia Belluz
Julia Belluz is a health journalist. Here's the latest on her new writing and stories in progress.
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