Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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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

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,

Calories Diabetes Newsletter

DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes

March 6, 2023April 29, 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

Blood Pressure Heart Disease Newsletter Other Diets & Books

DASH vs American diet

February 27, 2023April 29, 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

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

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

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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