Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
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Food & Nutrition

Nutrition Red Meat

Protein in meat vs Beyond Burger

September 26, 2022September 27, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments member, plant burgers, red meat

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a study that examined meat vs fake meat (Beyond Burger). * Other studies

Food Companies Newsletter

Kellogg’s, milk & sugar

July 18, 2022July 17, 2022 Zoë 3 Comments member

Executive Summary * In an effort to address general, and specifically childhood, obesity, the government in England has proposed restrictions

Cancer Newsletter Sugar

Sweeteners & cancer

June 6, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 1 Comment cancer, member, sweeteners

Executive summary * This week’s paper is the latest output from the French NutriNet-Santé population study. This study started in

Food & Nutrition Newsletter

Fiber & Dementia

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Zoë 3 Comments fiber, member

Executive summary * This week’s paper was based on a Japanese population study of fewer than 4,000 people, which started

Macronutrients Newsletter

Why eat carbohydrate?

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 Zoë 24 Comments carbohydrate, member

Executive summary * This note summarises what carbohydrates are, from fructose to fibre. * It briefly looks at the role

Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & Saturated fat

April 25, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 11 Comments meat, member, monounsaturated fat, saturated fat

Executive summary * It is generally believed that meat is "full of saturated fat." * This note presents four facts

Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods

Avocados & heart disease

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments avocados, heart disease, member

Executive summary * This week’s academic paper generated global news coverage. The headlines were "An avocado a week can cut

Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & Life Expectancy

April 4, 2022April 11, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments meat, member, mortality

Executive summary * A paper has been published, which examined meat intake and life expectancy at a global level. It

Newsletter Specific Foods

Legumes – optimal intake

March 21, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 3 Comments legumes, member

Executive summary * Legumes are increasingly being promoted as the food group we should be consuming instead of animal foods.

Dairy Newsletter Red Meat

Will cutting meat & dairy make you live longer?

March 14, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments dairy, longevity, meat, member

Executive summary * A paper was published which generated the headline “Cutting down meat and dairy could help you live

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Protein in meat vs Beyond Burger
Is depression related to serotonin?
The Lipid Energy Model
Lean Mass Hyper-Responders
How much exercise is enough?
Energy balance vs carbohydrate insulin model – Part 2
Energy balance vs carbohydrate insulin model of obesity – Part 1
Fats & Bladder cancer
Keto vs Mediterranean diet for T2D
Eggs, cholesterol & mortality
Kellogg’s, milk & sugar
Reflections on The Great Plant-Based Con
What do Americans eat?
Is HDL-cholesterol bad?
Should we be vegan?

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