Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Calories

The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

June 12, 2017June 3, 2020 Zoë 6 Comments ancel keys, calorie controlled diets, member

We’re doing a classic article this week – the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. I always think I should put ‘starvation’ in

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Kekwick & Pawan: is a calorie a calorie?

May 22, 2017June 3, 2020 Zoë 4 Comments calories, kekwick, member, Obesity, pawan, the lancet

I was hoping that this week’s note would report breakthroughs from the European Congress on Obesity, which was held in

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Is Intermittent Fasting better than Calorie Restriction?

May 8, 2017June 3, 2020 Zoë 11 Comments calorie counting, intermittent fasting, member, weight discrimination

The paper being reviewed this week is right up our street – given our interest in diet, health and weight.

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What the US eats

February 6, 2017June 3, 2020 Zoë 7 Comments Butter, cereal, fake food, Family Food Survey, Obesity, real food, sugar, vegetable oils

This post goes hand in hand with this one on UK food intake. I’ve looked at UK and US food

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What the UK eats (2014)

February 6, 2017June 3, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments cereal, fake food, Family Food Survey, Obesity, real food, sugar, what the UK eats

A comprehensive survey detailing what UK people eat has been available since 1940. It was called the National Food Survey from 1940

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‘Fitbits’ won’t make you slim, but nor will low-cal diets

September 26, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments calories, dieting, exercise, member, weight watchers

A really interesting study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on September 20th 2016. It was

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Brits are lying about calorie intake (allegedly)

August 15, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments calories, Family Food Survey, member

On Monday 8th August 2016 British people woke up to the accusation that we’re basically greedy, lying rascals. According to

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Lessons from The Biggest Loser

May 9, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments biggest loser, calorie formula, kevin hall, member, metabolism

Back in 2010 I met with a TV producer who was working on diet programmes. She shared that one of

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Eatwell Guide

March 17, 2016July 8, 2018 Zoë 48 Comments eatbadly plate, eatwell guide, eatwell plate, Public Health England

The origin of the ‘eatwell’ plate (Throughout this post, the plate/guide will either be called ‘eatwell’ in inverted commas, to

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The UK diet – then and now

February 22, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments calories, Family Food Survey, meat, member, processed food, trends, what the UK eats

Last week’s papers were full of details about how the UK diet has changed over the years. The BBC covered

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UK Deaths with Covid-19 & R
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UK deaths in 2020
Calories, Thermodynamics & Weight
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The Eatwell Guide & The Environment
The Eatwell Guide & Mortality
Low calorie vs low carbohydrate for T2D remission (DiRECT vs Virta)
Liquid diets & weight regain
Soups & Shakes for Type 2 Diabetes
Cholesterol & PCSK9s – the lower the better?

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