Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

About
Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
- Nutrition
  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
- Specific Foods
  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
  - Sugar
  - Whole Grains
  - Other Foods
Health
Research

Food & Nutrition

Should Low Carb be High Fat or High Protein?

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Zoë 11 Comments high protein diet, low carb diet, low fat diet, member

Executive Summary * This week’s note asks the question should low carb be high fat or high protein? * Protein

Heart Disease Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & disease – again!

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Zoë 2 Comments epidemiology, heart disease, member, red meat

Executive Summary * Yet another epidemiological paper has been published reporting associations between meat intake and different conditions. * This

Fruit Newsletter Public Health

The evidence behind five-a-day

March 22, 2021March 21, 2021 Zoë 8 Comments five-a-day, member, the evidence for five a day

Executive Summary * Last week’s note looked at the latest epidemiological study claiming an association between intake of fruit and

Fruit Newsletter Public Health

How much fruit & veg is optimal?

March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 Zoë 11 Comments epidemiology, five-a-day, member, mortality

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction I am known for challenging a number of dietary beliefs –

Newsletter Other Foods

Nuts & cognitive ability

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments cognitive ability, epidemiology, member, nuts

Executive summary * A study was published which claimed that intake of nuts was inversely related to risk of cognitive

Newsletter Red Meat

The Eatwell Guide & The Environment

October 5, 2020October 11, 2020 Zoë 10 Comments EAT Lancet diet, eatwell guide, environment

Executive Summary * A paper was recently published, which claimed that adherence to the UK ‘Eatwell’ Guide (EWG) could reduce

Newsletter Red Meat

Meat, plants & TMAO

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments LDL-cholesterol, meat, member, plant based diets, TMAO

Executive Summary * A study has just been published with findings from a crossover trial where 36 participants consumed plant-based

Newsletter Nutrition

The Carnivore Diet & Micronutrients

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments carnivore diet, manganese, member, micro nutrients, vitamin C

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction I have been asked a few questions about the carnivore diet,

Newsletter Sugar

Is saturated fat worse than sugar?

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments glucose, IHTAG, insulin, member, saturated fat, sugar

Executive Summary * A paper was published in Diabetes Care in May 2020 called “Intrahepatic fat and postprandial glycemia increase

Macronutrients Newsletter

Animal vs plant protein

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Zoë 3 Comments animal protein, member, plant based diets, protein

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction Monday notes can come from the simplest of seeds. This one

← Previous

Bad diets, heart disease & deaths
Transmission of Covid-19 post vaccination
Should Low Carb be High Fat or High Protein?
Anorexia – in memory of Nikki Grahame
Meat & disease – again!
Risk factors for women & heart disease
Do we need to pay people to lose weight?
The evidence behind five-a-day
How much fruit & veg is optimal?
DIETFITS – who did best?
Semaglutide & weight loss
NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19
The ‘Fat but fit’ debate
Type 2 diabetes & diet – how low should low carb be?
Nuts & cognitive ability

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