Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Making value judgments about life and death

June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments COVID-19, driverless cars, member

Introduction Apologies to those of you who have never watched “24”, but there are some cracking Jack Bauer jokes. My

Media Watch Red Meat

Trust Me I’m a Doctor – Don’t!

February 20, 2020October 14, 2020 Zoë 23 Comments "Trust me I'm a doctor", EAT Lancet diet, red meat. planet

BBC2 Trust Me I’m a Doctor Series 9 episode 6 Date 20th February 2020 Dear ‘Trust Me’ I am writing

Review of 2019

December 30, 2019December 28, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments bowel cancer, carb loading, Children, Cholesterol, continuous glucose monitors, dairy, Diabetes, EAT Lancet, eggs, evidence, fiber, heart disease, HRT, intermittent fasting, low carb & mortality, low carb denver, national food strategy, non-HDL cholesterol, PHC conference, plant based diets, prebiotcs, probiotics, red meat, saturated fat, statins, US dietitians, vegan diets, white meat, world diabetes day

The following review of the year captures the 52 articles/topics that I have researched and written about during 2019: January

Exercise Newsletter Red Meat

Sarcopenia & diet

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments epidemiology, member, protein, red meat, sarcopenia

Executive summary Please login to view this content By the way Before I get to the subject of this week’s

Cancer Women's Health

Breast cancer, Tamoxifen & Side effects

June 30, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, menopause, tamoxifen

A press release was issued on 29th June 2017 entitled: “Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen

Does burnt toast cause cancer?

January 23, 2017May 4, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments acrylamide, cancer, charred food, toast

The Executive Summary Q) Does burnt toast cause cancer? A) No (or at least, there is no evidence that it

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Surgery & Meds

Dear Professor Rory Collins

December 4, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 3 Comments Cholesterol, conflict of interest, CTSU, rory collins

Following the publication of this paper in The Lancet , I wrote to Professor Rory Collins for his evidence. I have done

Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter Podcasts Sugar

Sugar vs. fat conspiracy

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments ancel keys, dietary fat, heart deaths, heart disease, john yudkin, member, sugar

I’m quite partial to a conspiracy theory and there were a couple emanating from America last week – one far

Academic Research Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

The Lancet Statin Study

September 12, 2016September 19, 2016 Zoë 2 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, conflict of interest, CTSU, member, statins

On Friday 9th September 2016, an article was published in The Lancet with a quite extraordinary editorial. The full article

Academic Research Fruit Heart Disease Medications Red Meat

Mediterranean Diet better than statins?

August 29, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 15 Comments heart attacks, heart disease, Mediterranean diet, oily fish, statins, strokes

My August Bank Holiday Monday (29/8/2016) kicked off with an interview on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the day’s headline:

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