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

Diet & Weight

Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone

March 28, 2022March 27, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments member

Executive summary * A systematic review (look at all evidence) and meta-analysis (pool it together to see the overall effect)

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Cochrane review of low-carb diets

February 28, 2022February 27, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments member

Executive summary * A 456 page Cochrane review has been published. It examined low-carbohydrate diets vs balanced-carbohydrate diets for reducing

Diet & Weight Newsletter

Metabolism, dieting & reaching goal weight

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 Zoë 14 Comments dieting, member, metabolism

Executive summary * A paper has just been published, which examined the impact of a very low-calorie diet on metabolism

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

Diet & Weight Newsletter

Christmas & weight gain

December 20, 2021December 19, 2021 Zoë 7 Comments christmas, dieting, member, weight

Executive summary * The festive period is notorious for weight gain and this phenomenon has been the subject of academic

Children's Health Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Keto diets & kidney stones

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments Children, epilepsy, keto diet, kidney stones, member

Executive summary * This week’s study produced the headline finding that the estimated incidence of kidney stones in patients on

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

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

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Keto diet under attack

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Zoë 7 Comments keto diets, ketogenic

Executive summary * A paper was published in July 2021 entitled “Ketogenic Diets and Chronic Disease: Weighing the Benefits Against

Cholesterol Newsletter Surgery & Meds

Stopping statins

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Zoë 9 Comments member

Executive summary * A study was published in JAMA Open Network, which generated the headline ‘stopping statins linked to death

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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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