Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Calories

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

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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

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Calories Newsletter 

Calories, Thermodynamics & Weight

October 19, 2020October 18, 2020 Zoë 4 Comments member

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Last week was the 500th Monday note and it made me

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Calories Macronutrients Newsletter 

Animal Based Low Carb vs Plant Based Low Fat Diets

May 25, 2020March 23, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, member

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction There’s been quite a lot of chatter online about this week’s

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Calories Newsletter 

How alcohol affects weight

July 22, 2019July 27, 2019 Zoë 5 Comments Alcohol, member, weight and alcohol

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We’re taking a bit of a departure this week to do

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Calories Newsletter Obesity 

Weight gain over Christmas

December 17, 2018June 3, 2020 Zoë 4 Comments christmas, member, randomised control trial, weight gain

This will be the last note before Christmas, so it seems appropriate to look at a festive study that has

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Calories Newsletter 

Where do calories go?

November 26, 2018June 3, 2020 Zoë 4 Comments 3500 calorie theory, calories, member, thermodynamics

Last Monday’s newsletter was the 400th! I started the Monday note in January 2011 and so I’ve just reached this

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Calories Newsletter Obesity 

Diet for weight maintenance

November 19, 2018June 3, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments calorie formula, calories, high carb diet, low carb diet, member

On 16th November 2018, NY Times reporter Anahad O’Connor tweeted that the number one most emailed story on the NY

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Calories Conferences Newsletter 

PHC Conference 2018

May 28, 2018June 3, 2020 Zoë 10 Comments calorie theory, energy balance, Professor Tim Noakes, Public Health Collaboration, type 2 diabetes

Dr Peter Brukner, former team doctor for the Australian cricket team, and Dr Karim Khan, editor of the British Journal

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A new 3,500 calorie formula?

April 16, 2018June 3, 2020 Zoë 3 Comments 3500 calorie theory, calorie controlled diets, calorie deficit, member

A paper was published on 9th April 2018 entitled “Simulating long-term human weight-loss dynamics in response to calorie restriction” (Ref

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  • 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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