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Julia Belluz

Senior health correspondent, evidence enthusiast

My mother always said, "Common sense is not so common." Trying to bring science and sense to news about medicine, food, and public health around the world. Follow me on Twitter @juliaoftoronto and my bio here: http://juliabelluz.com/

Most Recent Posts

It’s easy to become obese in America. These 7 charts explain why.

It’s no secret that Americans have gotten much, much bigger over the past few decades. The signs are all around us, from XXXL clothing sizes to supersize movie seats and even coffins. According to...

7 bad science and health ideas that should die with 2016

We can’t kill every myth out there. But here’s a start.

The case for guilt-free holiday feasting

It’s really not worth feeling guilty about a little overindulgence.

We finally have an effective Ebola vaccine. The war on the disease is about to change.

A study confirmed that the new vaccine is 100 percent effective.

It may have seemed like the world fell apart in 2016. Steven Pinker is here to tell you it didn’t.

“The world continues to improve in just about every way.”