Men’s Health – Zoë Harcombe

Heart Disease Macronutrients Men's Health Newsletter

High protein diets and heart failure

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments Bad science, epidemiology, heart failure, member, protein

Many thanks to Dr Peter Brukner for today’s topic. There were a few to choose from last week, but Peter

Macronutrients Men's Health Mental Health Newsletter

Can a low carb diet kill you?!

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Zoë 4 Comments CVD, low carb diet, member, meta-analysis, mortality

We’re going back a few years for this week’s note – to 2013 – when a review was published entitled:

Men's Health Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health

Does coffee cut risk of disease?

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Zoë 2 Comments antioxidants, cardiovascular disease, coffee, member, mortality, type 2 diabetes

I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have

Diabetes Media Watch Men's Health Newsletter Public Health

Fixing Dad

August 1, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 0 Comments Diabetes, dietary guidelines, exercise, member, motivation

Andy and I have a rating system for films/programmes: the three Es. If something Entertains; Educates and Emotionally stimulates, it

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Is a vegan diet the secret to longevity?

April 25, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 2 Comments healthy lifestyle, longevity, member, Vegan, vegetarian

BBC1 have recently (April 2016) run a two part programme called “How to stay young”. The presenters have been 71

Men's Health Newsletter Obesity Women's Health

Global obesity from 1975 to 2014

April 4, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 0 Comments data, member, Obesity, obesity epidemic, trends

Christmas came early for obesity researchers on April Fool’s Day. The Lancet is really leading the way in global obesity

Academic Research Men's Health Newsletter Public Health

The five healthy behaviours that we don’t do

December 7, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 0 Comments Alcohol, BMI, Caerphilly study, exercise, healthy eating, longevity, member, Peter Elwood, smoking

This week’s story did not come from the newspapers, but it would make a great story. I have just sent

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Two doctors in the house

November 23, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë Harcombe bbc, Diabetes, dieting, member, menopause, Obesity

On Tuesday 17th November 2015, there was a programme on Channel 4 called “Doctor in your house”. The doctor was

Calories Men's Health Public Health Women's Health

Where does the 3500 calorie theory come from?

April 12, 2015August 21, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 31 Comments 3500 calories, calorie theory, diet and health, lulu hunt peters, the calorie formula, the origin of dieting

The simple answer is “I don’t know” and nor do any of the public health bodies/obesity organisations that use it,

Academic Research Heart Disease Macronutrients Men's Health Newsletter Public Health

US and UK dietary advice on fats “should not have been introduced”

February 9, 2015August 21, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 44 Comments CHD, coronary heart disease, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, heart attacks, meta-analysis, mortality, saturated fat, Senator McGovern, systematic review, total fat

Introduction Dietary guidelines were introduced in the US in 1977 (ref 1) and in the UK in 1983 (ref 2).

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