Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Exercise Macronutrients Newsletter 

Sarcopenia & Protein

January 31, 2022February 8, 2022 Zoë 8 Comments exercise, member, protein

Executive summary * A study was published that claimed 1) a lower Sarcopenia Risk Score (SRS) was associated with a

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books Red Meat 

Who follows a carnivore diet?

January 24, 2022February 20, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments carnivore diet, red meat

Executive summary * A study has been published, which reported the results of a survey of over 2,000 people who

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Macronutrients Newsletter Red Meat 

Saturated fat – a reprieve?

January 17, 2022January 23, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments EPIC, epidemiology, member, saturated fat

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at a recent paper, which concluded that "instead of only paying attention to

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Diabetes Newsletter 

Which diet is best for type 2 diabetes?

January 10, 2022January 13, 2022 Zoë 10 Comments diet, low calorie diet, low carb diet, member, type 2 diabetes

Executive summary * An umbrella review was published in November 2021. A meta-analysis pools together all studies on a particular

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Medications Newsletter Public Health 

Efficacy, NNT & Safety

December 13, 2021December 16, 2021 Zoë 9 Comments efficacy, member, number needed to treat

  Executive summary * Some people don’t feel comfortable with numbers, but numbers are vital for making informed health decisions.

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Food & Nutrition Newsletter 

Food Compass – Part 2

November 8, 2021November 14, 2021 Zoë 16 Comments healthy foods, member, nutrient profiling tool

Executive summary The executive summary for the two notes can be seen here. Introduction Last week we did the first

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Food & Nutrition Newsletter 

Food Compass – Part 1

November 1, 2021November 14, 2021 Zoë 6 Comments healthy foods, member, nutrient profiling tool

Executive summary * This is the first of a two part examination of a new nutrient profiling system (NPS) –

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Macronutrients Newsletter Women's Health 

Australian women – carbs & fat

October 25, 2021November 8, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments carbohydrates, cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, epidemiology, member, mortality, saturated fat

Executive summary * A study of approximately 10,000 middle-aged Australian women examined the association between carbohydrate and saturated fat intake

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Calories Exercise Newsletter 

Energy compensation & adiposity

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments calorie theory, exercise, member, Obesity

Executive summary * A paper was published in August 2021, which generated the headline "Exercise reduces the number of calories

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Calories Newsletter 

The Carbohydrate Insulin Model of Obesity

September 20, 2021September 28, 2021 Zoë 9 Comments calorie theory, carbohydrates, glycemic index, insulin, member, Obesity

Executive summary * A perspective paper has just been published on the subject of the carbohydrate insulin model (CIM) of

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  • Why eat carbohydrate?
  • Weight gain during lockdown
  • A new look at statins, LDL-Cholesterol & CVD
  • Meat & Saturated fat
  • Fiber, CVD & inflammation
  • Avocados & heart disease
  • Meat & Life Expectancy
  • Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone
  • Legumes – optimal intake
  • Will cutting meat & dairy make you live longer?
  • Global Burden of Disease
  • Cochrane review of low-carb diets
  • JCVI conflicts of interest
  • An insulin index of food
  • Metabolism, dieting & reaching goal weight

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