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

Nutrition

Saturated fat – an end to the myth?

November 21, 2022November 27, 2022 Zoë 10 Comments member, saturated fat

Executive summary * An article has been published, which aimed to investigate the robustness of the claim that saturated fat

Mental Health Micronutrients Newsletter

Vitamins, cocoa & cognitive function

October 24, 2022October 23, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments cocoa, member, minerals, vitamins

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at something rare in the field of nutrition – a randomised controlled trial

Newsletter Nutrition Red Meat

Protein in meat vs Beyond Burger

September 26, 2022October 10, 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

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 Nutrition Public Health Red Meat

Global Burden of Disease

March 7, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments disease, epidemiology, meat

Executive summary * One of the most important challenges in the field of nutrition has been published in The Lancet.

Exercise Macronutrients Newsletter

Sarcopenia & Protein

January 31, 2022February 8, 2022 Zoë 8 Comments exercise, member, protein

Executive summary * A study was published that claimed 1) a lower Sarcopenia Risk Score (SRS) was associated with a

Macronutrients Newsletter Red Meat

Saturated fat – a reprieve?

January 17, 2022January 23, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments EPIC, epidemiology, member, saturated fat

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at a recent paper, which concluded that "instead of only paying attention to

Macronutrients Newsletter Women's Health

Australian women – carbs & fat

October 25, 2021November 8, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments carbohydrates, cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, epidemiology, member, mortality, saturated fat

Executive summary * A study of approximately 10,000 middle-aged Australian women examined the association between carbohydrate and saturated fat intake

Newsletter Nutrition

What should we eat?

August 2, 2021June 18, 2022 Zoë 10 Comments macro nutrients, micro nutrients, Obesity, weight loss

“This magical, marvellous food on our plate, this sustenance we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey.

Macronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Should Low Carb be High Fat or High Protein?

April 26, 2021August 14, 2022 Zoë 19 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

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The only diet to have reversed heart disease?
Saturated fat – an end to the myth?
Diabetes Unpacked
TRE, HIIT and HbA1c
Does meat cause CVD & T2D?

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