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Colleen de Bellefonds

Colleen de Bellefonds is a science writer with nearly two decades of experience. Her work has appeared in Women's Health, US News & World Report, MIT Tech Review, Cosmo, WebMD, and Healthline, among others. She lives in Paris, France.

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Articles written by Colleen de Bellefonds

How to raise emotionally healthy boys in the age of the manosphere and looksmaxxing

Clinically reviewed by Evan Csir, LPC

GLP-1s are finally silencing food noise for some binge eaters—and fueling disordered eating in others

Clinically reviewed by Alexandra Cromer, LPC