Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

  • About
    • In the Media
    • Publications
    • Zoë Harcombe
  • Diet & Weight
    • Calories
    • Eating Disorders
    • Obesity
    • Other Diets & Books
    • Surgery & Meds
  • Food & Nutrition
    • Food Companies
    • Nutrition
      • Macronutrients
      • Micronutrients
    • Specific Foods
      • Dairy
      • Fruit
      • Red Meat
      • Sugar
      • Whole Grains
      • Other Foods
  • Health
    • Conditions
      • Blood Pressure
      • Cancer
      • Cholesterol
      • Diabetes
      • Heart Disease
      • Mental Health
      • Children’s Health
      • Men’s Health
      • Women’s Health
    • Exercise
    • Motivation
    • Public Health
  • Research
    • Academic Research
      • Key Studies
    • Conferences
    • Conflicts of Interest
    • Media Watch
    • Myths & Facts
    • Special Reports
    • The Obesity Epidemic Book
    • PhD Thesis

Other Diets & Books

Diabetes Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Keto diet, mice & diabetes

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments Diabetes, ketogenic, ketones, member, mice

This is my favourite part of Dr Jason Fung’s fabulous book The Obesity Code. It’s called “The Parable of the

Read more
Newsletter Obesity Other Diets & Books 

Men, Women & Dieting

August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments dieting, member, men's health, very low calorie diet, women's health

This week’s note comes from a global collaboration between researchers in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The research was reported

Read more
Heart Disease Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

The 5 2 diet and heart disease

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments calorie controlled diets, Cholesterol, intermittent fasting, member, triglyceride

When I think of the 5:2 diet, I think of Dr Michael Mosley. Elsewhere in the world, other people may

Read more
Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Low carb vs low fat

February 26, 2018April 7, 2018 Zoë 8 Comments 3500 calorie theory, 3500 formula, calories, low carb diet, low fat diet, low fat vs low carb, member, weight loss

I received so many emails about one study over the past few days that there can only be one topic

Read more
Other Diets & Books Public Health 

Food to help you live longer

January 27, 2018January 6, 2020 Zoë 20 Comments essential fats, heme iron, nutrients, Vegan, vitamin B12, Vitamin D Deficiency, vitamins and minerals

On 27th January 2018, the Daily Mail started a series of articles to promote a book by Dr Michael Greger.

Read more
Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Dieting? Take a break

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Zoë 4 Comments calorie controlled diets, member, Obesity, randomised control trial

An interesting Australian study was published on September 19th 2017. The full article can be seen here. The research was

Read more
Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Paleo Diet & Crohn’s Disease

July 31, 2017January 15, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments bowel disease, Celiac, Crohn's, gluten-free, inflammation, member, Paleo, ulcerative colitis

A friend of mine has just been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and she said that she was thinking of trying

Read more
Calories Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

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.

Read more
Macronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

The optimal diet?

April 24, 2017May 30, 2017 Zoë 4 Comments LCHF, member

Last week’s article about carbs and nutrients in dairy generated much interest. This week, I’m going to develop this interest

Read more
Media Watch Other Diets & Books 

Clean Eating – Horizon

January 19, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 33 Comments deliciously ella, gluten-free, Horizon, the hemsley sisters

TV today is all about ratings and hash tags. Horizon describes itself as “Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →



More Articles

  • Men & women & dieting
  • Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025
  • Review of 2020
  • ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – The Lancet Papers
  • The impact of a 10% limit on saturated fat
  • The Case For Keto
  • Vegans & bone fractures
  • Eggs, diabetes and Chinese adults
  • Essay on The Obesity Epidemic
  • SAGE conflicts of interest
  • UK Deaths with Covid-19 & R
  • The Impact of Lockdowns
  • UK deaths in 2020
  • Calories, Thermodynamics & Weight

Article Categories

Tags

BMI calories calorie theory cancer carbohydrates cardiovascular disease childhood obesity Cholesterol Coca-Cola conflict of interest COVID-19 CVD Diabetes dietary fat dietary guidelines dieting eatbadly plate eat real food epidemiology essential fats exercise fat five-a-day fruit heart disease LDL low carb diet member mortality NHS NICE Obesity polyunsaturated fat processed food randomised control trial red meat saturated fat statins sugar type 2 diabetes vitamin D weight loss whole grains
Terms | Disclaimer | Privacy | Contact | Podcast
Copyright © 2021 Zoë Harcombe. All rights reserved.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. If you continue to use our site, or click OK, we’ll assume that you’re happy. OK
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.