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
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Food Companies

US dietitians & their monopoly on dietary advice

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments American Dietetic Association, CDR, conflicts of interest, member, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction When you receive this, I will be on the plane on

Food Companies Heart Disease Newsletter

Soybean heart healthy claim

October 2, 2017December 23, 2017 Zoë 1 Comment Cholesterol, coronary heart disease, member, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, soybean

Many thanks to Sally Fallon Morell for this week’s topic. Sally sent me notification of a recent FDA (U.S. Food

Conflicts of Interest Food Companies Heart Disease Other Foods

The BHF: Cocoa & Margarine

February 8, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments Flora pro.activ, margarine, The BHF, vegetable oils

On 20th January 2017, the British Heart Foundation tweeted an attack on cocoa. I didn’t see it until someone brought

Children's Health Food Companies Newsletter Other Foods

Children ordering takeaways to school

June 27, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments addiction, Children, food labelling, member, takeaways

On Thursday 23rd June 2016, some newspapers reported that “one in four children have ordered a takeaway to be delivered

Food Companies Media Watch Newsletter Other Foods

Dolmio warnings: corporate responsibility or marketing genius?

April 18, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Dolmio, Mars, member, pasta sauces, ready meals

I used to work for Mars. I was not long out of university and it was a blue chip employer

Conflicts of Interest Food Companies Newsletter Public Health

Eatwell Guide – conflicts of interest

March 20, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 26 Comments conflict of interest, eatbadly guide, eatbadly plate, eatwell guide, eatwell plate, Public Health England

The new ‘eatwell’ guide, no longer a plate, was issued on March 16th 2016. This is my view of that

Food Companies Newsletter Public Health Sugar

Sugar tax – what and why?

October 26, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Coca-Cola, kellogg's, Kelly Brownell, Mars, member, sugar tax

Last week’s news has been full of stories about a sugar tax. A report from Public Health England (PHE) was

Conflicts of Interest Exercise Food Companies Newsletter Sugar

Coca-cola, exercise & conflicts

August 24, 2015July 31, 2016 Zoë 29 Comments BNF, british nutrition foundation, calories, Coca-Cola, conflict of interest, exercise, fake food, Global Energy Balance Network, Obesity, SACN, Scientific Advisory Commitee on Nutrition

The last couple of weeks have seen Coca-Cola in the news quite a bit. Coca-Cola has been having a tough

Children's Health Conflicts of Interest Food Companies Newsletter Sugar

The British Nutrition Foundation, Food Giants and our Children

June 1, 2015July 25, 2016 Zoë 47 Comments BNF, british nutrition foundation, Coca-Cola, eat real food, eatbadly plate, eatwell plate, fake food, fruit, school curriculum, school nutrition advice, starchy foods

We had dinner with friends recently – the proud parents of 11 and 13 year old boys. Mum could not

Children's Health Food Companies Newsletter Other Foods Sugar

Tesco reducing sugar in soft drinks & what has salt got to do with it

May 25, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments action on sugar, Consensus Action on Salt and Health, fruit juice, member, sugar, sweetener, tesco

I was on the Victoria Derbyshire show on Friday 22nd May 2015, speaking to Joanna Gosling about an Action on

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The ‘Fat but fit’ debate
Type 2 diabetes & diet – how low should low carb be?
Nuts & cognitive ability
Men & women & dieting
Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025
Review of 2020

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