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Are We Thinking About #Obesity All Wrong? nytimes.com/2024/09/19/opi… Beverly G. Tchang, MD: “The problem is that we’ve allowed society, insurance companies and everyone else to decide that obesity is just too much fat, which is an oversimplification.” by (the always great) Julia Belluz

Amidst remarkable progress in scientific insights into #obesity, #MedicalGroupthink, overreliance on #BMI, and biased mental models are holding us back. HT: The New York Times Julia Belluz conscienhealth.org/2024/09/encumb…

It seems a little early to attribute this to GLP-1 drugs. As Julia Belluz J Emory Parker is on BlueSky reported last year, obesity rates in high-income countries have been starting to slow/plateau for some time now statnews.com/2023/06/08/bmi…

It's always a pleasure to talk to Helena Bottemiller Evich whose newsletter Food Fix is a must-read: foodfix.co/a-new-push-to-…

Officials have been warning for decades that America’s obesity rate has been marching upward at an alarming pace, but we still don’t have a precise definition for the disease. That may be about to change. foodfix.co/a-new-push-to-…

BREAKING..Kevin Hall presents preliminary data from long awaited (6yrs!) follow-up study. Confirm initial findings. Energy dense, hyper-palatable UPF foods result in 1000kcal/day greater intake than minimally processed food. Time to regulate UPF #MAHA

The new book arrived! 🎉 Always so, so exciting to hold the actual book! As every author knows, it is a long journey! So grateful to everyone (so many) who helped with this project. 🙏 Out on January 7th! Pre-order: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451/t… via PenguinRandomHouseCA cc Dr. Jonathan N. Stea

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on

Kevin is a consummate scientist who has been doing some of the world's most important and impactful research on ultra-processed foods. (I would know; we are co-authoring a book). It's difficult to state what a massive loss this is for American science and public health.

Sad to hear Kevin Hall is leaving NIH, but couldn’t be more excited for what’s next. The most brilliant scientist in the world-who redefined how we understand obesity & metabolism-is officially on the market. If you’re in pharma, obesity science, venture, it’s time to snag him!

“We experienced what amounts to censorship and controlling of the reporting of our science,” Kevin Hall said. “That would make me hate my job every day." Good (but sad) story by Alice Callahan nytimes.com/2025/04/16/wel…

With the news that Kevin Hall, a leading nutrition scientist, has left the NIH amid his complaints of censorship, this excellent profile by Nicholas Florko provides incredibly helpful context statnews.com/2024/09/11/ult… via STAT

"Without such careful science, Mr. Kennedy and others are left hand-waving about hunches. In this toxic soup of unknowns, it’s easy to get mixed up about what the real health threats are and to invest political capital and public money on so-called solutions that will ultimately

...aren’t tested for more subtle effects on long-term health, or whether they may increase the risk of the other common chronic diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes." The great Julia Belluz is back in NYT Opinion! nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opi…

"What’s already clear: A handshake deal with the food industry will never be enough" 🙏 Julia Belluz nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opi…

When it comes to chemicals in the American food supply, “Kennedy may be sloppy on the details, but his diagnosis of the broader problem is spot on,” says Julia Belluz. More on New York Times Opinion. nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opi…