Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Dairy Newsletter Red Meat 

Diets, health & carbon footprint

March 20, 2023March 19, 2023 Zoë 8 Comments dairy, member, red meat

Introduction I spotted this week’s paper on the Medical Xpress news website and a couple of people also emailed me

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Heart Disease Newsletter Sugar 

Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?

March 13, 2023March 19, 2023 Zoë 7 Comments heart disease, member, sweetener

Introduction I spoke at Low Carb Breckenridge in February 2017. There were a number of stalls around the conference hall,

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Calories Diabetes 

DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes

March 6, 2023March 19, 2023 Zoë 10 Comments member, randomised controlled trial, type 2 diabetes

Introduction Many thanks to Ellen Calteau Registered Dietician for this week’s note. Ellen is the Food Addiction Resources Operation Manager

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Blood Pressure Heart Disease Other Diets & Books 

DASH vs American diet

February 27, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 8 Comments blood pressure, DASH, member, Standard American Diet

Executive Summary * This week’s note looks at the DASH diet trial, which was conducted in the 1990s. DASH stands

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Cancer Newsletter 

Plant based diets & bowel cancer

February 20, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 8 Comments bowel cancer, member, plant based diets

Executive Summary * This week’s paper was based on the MultiEthnic Cohort Study. This is a population study of more

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Children's Health Newsletter 

Gas stoves & childhood asthma in the US

January 23, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 0 Comments member

Executive summary * A four-page paper was widely reported with headlines such as "Gas stove pollution causes 12.7% of childhood

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Heart Disease Newsletter 

Drink more & live longer?

January 16, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments heart disease, member, mortality, sodium

Executive summary * A study used the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC) to examine hydration levels in participants against

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Newsletter Public Health 

Does not having a COVID jab increase your risk of a traffic crash?

January 9, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 8 Comments COVID-19, member

Executive summary * A novel paper generated news headlines in December 2022. It tried to evaluate if COVID vaccination was

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Newsletter Obesity Public Health 

Can governments nudge away obesity?

December 5, 2022February 23, 2023 Zoë 3 Comments member, Obesity

Executive summary * Behavioural scientists generally, and an organisation called the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) specifically, played a significant role

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Heart Disease Newsletter 

The only diet to have reversed heart disease?

November 28, 2022November 27, 2022 Zoë 8 Comments heart disease, member, vegan diets

Executive summary * A debate was held on live television between a proponent of a meat-based diet and one for

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More Articles

  • Diets, health & carbon footprint
  • Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?
  • DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes
  • DASH vs American diet
  • Plant based diets & bowel cancer
  • The impact of meal frequency, size & timing on weight
  • A story about weight loss
  • A short story about a library book
  • Does exercise improve the effectiveness of COVID vaccination?
  • Gas stoves & childhood asthma in the US
  • Drink more & live longer?
  • Does not having a COVID jab increase your risk of a traffic crash?
  • Review of 2022
  • Top tips for festive eating
  • Does intermittent fasting raise the risk of early death?

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