Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Macronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Slimming World’s view of low carb diets

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Zoë 13 Comments carbohydrates, dieting, low carb diet, weight

The UK Sun newspaper seems to have been the first to pick up this story: “‘CARBFUSION’ Low-carb diets are ‘damaging

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Food in the Canary Islands

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments canary islands, cheese, fish, meat, member, Obesity

A few years ago we fell in love with the Canary Islands. There are seven islands – in order or

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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