Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Calories Newsletter 

A new 3,500 calorie formula?

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Zoë 1 Comment 3500 calorie theory, calorie controlled diets, calorie deficit, member

A paper was published on 9th April 2018 entitled “Simulating long-term human weight-loss dynamics in response to calorie restriction” (Ref

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Cancer Newsletter Red Meat 

Red meat & Cancer

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments bowel cancer, cancer, IARC, member, processed meat, red meat

It is estimated that 1 in 2 people in the UK will develop cancer in their lifetime (Ref 1). US

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Heart Disease Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

The 5 2 diet and heart disease

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments calorie controlled diets, Cholesterol, intermittent fasting, member, triglyceride

When I think of the 5:2 diet, I think of Dr Michael Mosley. Elsewhere in the world, other people may

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Newsletter Obesity 

Gary Taubes in London

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Zoë 6 Comments calorie formula, calorie theory, low carb diet, low fat diet, member, Obesity

Gary Taubes (GT) has been in London, over the weekend of 17-18 March 2018, doing a marathon six hour presentation

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Cancer Newsletter 

Processed food & cancer

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments cancer, epidemiology, member, processed food

It is quite incredible that we waited until February 2018 before seeing the headline: ”Ultra-processed foods ‘linked to cancer’” (Ref

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Low carb vs low fat

February 26, 2018April 7, 2018 Zoë 6 Comments 3500 calorie theory, 3500 formula, calories, low carb diet, low fat diet, low fat vs low carb, member, weight loss

I received so many emails about one study over the past few days that there can only be one topic

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Diabetes Newsletter 

Diet for Type 2 Diabetes (DiRECT) (Part 2)

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Zoë 3 Comments low calorie diet, low carb diet, member, type 2 diabetes

There has been much interest in the DiRECT diet – the low calorie intervention for putting type 2 diabetes (T2D)

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Diabetes Newsletter 

Diet for Type 2 Diabetes (DiRECT)

February 12, 2018February 13, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments low calorie diet, low carb diet, member, type 2 diabetes

Other than finding a cure for cancer, there is probably no greater prize in healthcare than curing Type 2 Diabetes.

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Children's Health Cholesterol Newsletter 

Statins for children

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia, heart disease, member, mortality, statins

I was particularly horrified by headlines last week e.g. “Up to 56,000 children may get statins, say scientists” (Ref 1).

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Diabetes Newsletter Obesity 

Type 2 diabetes WILL get worse without lifestyle change

January 15, 2018January 16, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments epidemiology, member, Obesity, type 2 diabetes

We’re returning to the omnipresent topic of type 2 diabetes this week because there was a study published on 11th

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  • A new 3,500 calorie formula?
  • Red meat & Cancer
  • Carbohydrates & Cardiovascular disease
  • The 5 2 diet and heart disease
  • Gary Taubes in London
  • The US Dietary Guidelines
  • Britain needs to go on a diet says Public Health England
  • Processed food & cancer
  • Low carb vs low fat
  • Diet for Type 2 Diabetes (DiRECT) (Part 2)
  • Protein – by Kevin Handreck
  • Diet for Type 2 Diabetes (DiRECT)
  • Low carb diets & birth defects
  • LCHF & butter
  • Food to help you live longer

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