http://www.zoeharcombe.com Author, obesity researcher . Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:41:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This story came out on 12 August 2010. I follow BBC Health news on Twitter and they announced: "Fast food outlets should consider handing out cholesterol-lowering drugs to combat the effects of fatty food, link here The article opens with: "Fast food outlets should consider handing out cholesterol-lowering drugs to combat the ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/08/statins-with-your-burger-better-add-a-pregnancy-test-too/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed “One pound of fat contains 3,500 calories. To lose 1lb a week you would need to cut out 3,500 calories from your overall weekly nutritional requirements, this equates to needing a deficit of 500 calories a day.”[i] (Zoe Hellman, Weight Watchers dietician) This is the formula believed by Weight Watchers, NICE, ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/07/weight-watchers-works-according-to-a-study-funded-by-weight-watchers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Please spend 90 minutes of your life watching the video on Youtube called "Sugar: The Bitter Truth". The speaker is Dr Robert H. Lustig. There are a couple of errors, but please don't let them detract from the brilliance of this video. It is vitally important that we change our views ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/05/sugar-the-bitter-truth/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Here's the link to a great programme on super morbid obesity Great programme spot from one of our super fans - Melissa. This is worth the 47 mins to watch. I just wanted to draw your attention to yet another example of the calorie myth being completely absurdly applied… The programme features ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/04/the-calorie-myth-eating-36000-calories-a-day/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Time to set the record straight on olive oil, or it won't be long before we see the title of this thread as the next Daily Mail article! Here is the Daily Mail article from 19 April 2010. Olive oil can now apparently switch off genes and previous ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/04/olive-oil-can-tap-dance/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Hi all - I've just got back from a week's skiing in Italy, so here's a blog on my experience of doing more activity than normal. Andy and I normally share 3 dog walks a day. We always do the morning half hour together and Andy generally does the night walk ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/03/exercise-personal-experience/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed I saw a full page advert in a Sunday supplement magazine yesterday for Special K Mini Breaks - Chocolate variety. Described as "Mmmmmmmmmm"; "crunch"; "delish"; "biscuit"'; "chocolate"; "crispy"; "choccy"; "biscuity"'; "crunch"; "moreish"; "99 calories a bag"; "crunchy, delicious, biscuity bites". How to get every word possible to tempt a dieter to ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/02/kelloggs-special-k-mini-breaks/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed I'm going to do a series of short blogs on different diet pills and what they claim to do. They fall into different categories: 1) Fat binders/blockers; 2) Carb blockers; 3) Metabolism boosters; 4) Appetite suppressants; 5) Those that claim to do most of the above and then some! This fifth blog is on the ones ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/02/diet-pills-part-5-multiple-claims/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed I'm going to do a series of short blogs on different diet pills and what they claim to do. They fall into different categories: 1) Fat binders/blockers; 2) Carb blockers; 3) Metabolism boosters; 4) Appetite suppressants; 5) Those that claim to do most of the above and then some! This fourth blog is on the Appetite ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/02/diet-pills-part-4-appetite-suppressants/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed I'm going to do a series of short blogs on different diet pills and what they claim to do. They fall into different categories: 1) Fat binders/blockers; 2) Carb blockers; 3) Metabolism boosters; 4) Appetite suppressants; 5) Those that claim to do most of the above and then some! This third blog is on the Metabolism ... http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2010/02/diet-pills-part-3-metabolism-boosters/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed