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

Macronutrients

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

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

Macronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Should Low Carb be High Fat or High Protein?

April 26, 2021August 14, 2022 Zoë 17 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

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

Macronutrients Newsletter Public Health

Cochrane saturated fat reviews

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Zoë 16 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, 2020March 23, 2021 Zoë 5 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, 2020August 3, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments dietary fat, heart disease, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat

Executive summary Introduction We are getting back to home turf this week – diet and disease. More specifically dietary fat

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

← Previous

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?
Time restricted eating & weight loss
Sweeteners & cancer
Cholesterol & Coffee
Fiber & Dementia
Why eat carbohydrate?
Weight gain during lockdown

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