Julia Belluz has some ideas about why people make bad food choices

Food Intelligence by journalist Julia Belluz and nutritionist Kevin Hall.

Canadian journalist Julia Belluz has made a career out of deep dives into pressing health and medical issues. Writing for big-name publications such as Vox and The New York Times, Belluz penned blogs, interviews and explainers emphasizing a facts-based, scientific approach to wellness, fitness and medicine. But she often found her work competing against dozens of social media posts that offered bad information and catch-all solutions.

Adding to the challenge was that many readers lacked a shared vocabulary for everyday terms and a basic understanding of how food and exercise actually affected their bodies. When we refer to metabolism, what do we actually mean? How do protein, fat, carbs and vitamins work? How do “f