Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Zoë 6 Comments dementia, Mediterranean diet, member

Executive summary * The UK Biobank population data were used for a study to see if a so-called Mediterranean diet

Newsletter Public Health

Alcohol & mortality

August 28, 2023September 19, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments Alcohol, member

Executive summary * This week’s note is about something I don’t like the taste of – alcohol. * A large

Heart Disease Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Mediterranean diet, women & heart disease

May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 Zoë 4 Comments heart disease, Mediterranean diet, member

Executive Summary * A widely reported study claimed that adherence to ‘the Mediterranean diet’ would reduce the risk of early

Food & Nutrition Newsletter

The best rebuttals for nutritional myths

May 8, 2023June 15, 2023 Zoë 8 Comments five-a-day, member, nutrition myths, saturated fat

Executive Summary This note takes 10 nutritional myths and aims to provide the best rebuttal for each of them. The

Diabetes Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Low-carb diets & insulin resistance

April 24, 2023May 31, 2023 Zoë 3 Comments insulin resistance, low carb, member

Executive Summary * A study was published claiming that low-carbohydrate diets were associated with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is the

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

The impact of meal frequency, size & timing on weight

February 13, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 0 Comments calories, intermittent fasting, member

Executive Summary * A study examined the association between weight change and a number of aspects of eating, which were

Newsletter Surgery & Meds

A story about weight loss

February 6, 2023March 8, 2023 Zoë 12 Comments ozempic, semaglutide, weight loss

There have been stories in the media recently about well known people who have been taking a diabetes drug for

A short story about a library book

February 6, 2023February 23, 2023 Zoë 1 Comment keto diet, ketogenic, member, Vegan

I was approached by a fellow real foodie, Robert M, who was shocked to find the following disclaimer stuck in

Exercise Newsletter

Does exercise improve the effectiveness of COVID vaccination?

January 30, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 1 Comment COVID-19, exercise, member

Executive summary * A study was conducted in South Africa to test the hypothesis that exercise improves the effectiveness of

Review of 2022

January 2, 2023January 1, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments American diet, avocados, beyond burgers, cancer, carbohydrate, carbohydrate insulin model of obesity, carnivore diet, Cholesterol, coffee, Conficts of interest, CVD, dairy, dementia, depression, diet tips, eggs, energy balance model of obesity, environment, exercise, fiber, global burden of disease, goal weight, HDL-cholesterol, heart disease, high intensity interval training, inflammation, insulin, intermittent fasting, JCVI, kellogg's, keto diet, LDL-cholesterol, lean mass hyper responders, legumes, life expectancy, lockdowns, low carb diets, meat, Mediterranean diet, metabolism, mortality, nudge, protein, sarcopenia, saturated fat, serotonin, statins, sweeteners, time restricted eating, type 2 diabetes, Vegan

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off with a review of last year. As many people think about diet at this

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LDL-C & heart disease – definitive proof?
The Rice Diet
Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia
Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ultra-processed food & health
Alcohol & mortality
MIND diet & cognitive decline
Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver
Breakfast timing & risk of T2D
Keto-like diet & heart disease
The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
The Basics of Nutrition – Minerals
The Basics of Nutrition – Vitamins
The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients
Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease

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