Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

About
Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
- Nutrition
  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
- Specific Foods
  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
  - Sugar
  - Whole Grains
  - Other Foods
Health
Research

Author: Zoë

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 6 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

Diet & Weight Newsletter

Top tips for festive eating

December 19, 2022December 30, 2022 Zoë 3 Comments christmas, dieting, tips

Introduction Every Monday we send out a newsletter that looks at a particular aspect of diet and health in the

Newsletter Public Health

Does intermittent fasting raise the risk of early death?

December 12, 2022February 23, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments intermittent fasting, member

Executive summary * A study examined the associations of meal frequency, skipping meals, and intervals between meals with all-cause and

Newsletter Other Foods Red Meat

Estimating the environmental impacts of 57,000 ‘foods’

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments plant foods, Ruminants

Executive summary * This week’s paper is one of the worst I have reviewed. * It described a modelling exercise,

Medications Mental Health Newsletter

Is depression related to serotonin?

September 19, 2022September 18, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments depression, member, serotonin

Executive summary * This week’s note is important. It received media coverage, but it does not appear to have changed

Cholesterol Newsletter

Is HDL-cholesterol bad?

June 27, 2022July 18, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, HDL, heart disease, member

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a paper, which found that very high HDL-cholesterol levels are associated with higher

← Previous

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?

Article Categories

Article Categories

Tags

BMI calories calorie theory cancer carbohydrates cardiovascular disease childhood obesity Cholesterol Coca-Cola conflict of interest COVID-19 CVD Diabetes dietary fat dietary guidelines dieting eat real food epidemiology essential fats exercise fat five-a-day heart disease LDL low carb diet meat member mortality NICE Obesity polyunsaturated fat processed food protein randomised control trial red meat saturated fat statins sugar type 2 diabetes Vegan vitamin D weight loss whole grains

Terms | Disclaimer | Privacy | Contact | Podcast
Copyright © 2023 Zoë Harcombe. All rights reserved.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. If you continue to use our site, or click OK, we’ll assume that you’re happy. OK

Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.