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
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Research

Food & Nutrition

The Eatwell Guide & The Environment

October 5, 2020October 11, 2020 Zoë 8 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

Food & Nutrition Newsletter

What is a healthy food?

July 6, 2020July 8, 2020 Zoë 7 Comments BMJ, essential fats, essential nutrients, member, Swiss Re, vitamins and minerals

Executive Summary * This week’s note was inspired by the second Swiss Re/BMJ “Food for thought” conference and by an

Macronutrients Newsletter Public Health

Cochrane saturated fat reviews

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Zoë 14 Comments Cochrane, dietary fat, heart disease, mortality, saturated fat

Executive summary * This week’s note examines the latest Cochrane report to be published on saturated fat and health outcomes

Calories Macronutrients Newsletter

Animal Based Low Carb vs Plant Based Low Fat Diets

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Zoë 4 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, member

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction There’s been quite a lot of chatter online about this week’s

Dairy Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter

Dietary Fat & Mortality

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments dietary fat, heart disease, member, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We are getting back to home turf this week – diet

Macronutrients Newsletter

High protein diets & kidney disease

March 9, 2020March 15, 2020 Zoë 1 Comment high protein diets, kidney disease, member, protein

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction In December 2019, ‘Anon’ asked if I could review an article

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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
The 500th Monday note!
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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