Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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RCPCH launches vitamin D campaign

December 17, 2012August 21, 2016 Zoë 18 Comments bone disease, bone nutrients, Cholesterol, dietary fat, osteoporosis, RCPCH, rickets, Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, saturated fat, sunshine, vitamin D

Rickets describes a condition where bones are abnormally weak and the skeletal structure is thus compromised. It used to be

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Nutrition – where will a student be taught the truth?

September 12, 2011July 31, 2016 Zoë 5-a-day, BNF, british nutrition foundation, calorie theory, conflict of interest, curriculum, diet myths, dietician, dietitian, five-a-day, further education, nutrition course, nutritionist vs dietitian, Obesity, studying nutrition, weight loss

I’ve had so many queries from people about studying nutrition that this blog is probably long overdue. Nutrition is a

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The Vegetarian Myth – Lierre Keith

August 4, 2011October 15, 2018 Zoë 35 Comments essential fats, Kaayla Daniel, Lierre Keith, red meat, sustainability, The Vegetarian Myth, The Whole soy Story, topsoil, Vegan, vegetarian

This could well be the most controversial blog post yet – where do each of us draw the line on

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Who’s teaching our children about ‘nutrition’?

June 17, 2011August 21, 2016 Zoë 14 Comments Balance of good health plate, children's food campaign, Coca-Cola, Coco Pops, conflict of interest, eatbadly plate, eatwell plate, essential fats, GCSE Food & Nutrition, kellogg's, school textbooks, studying nutrition

I came across a school book for GCSE in Home Economics: Food & Nutrition recently. As someone who has studied

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Red meat & cancer & very bad journalism

February 25, 2011October 18, 2018 Zoë 14 Comments bowel cancer, cancer, Department of Health, essential fats, iron, processed meat, red and processed meat, red meat, SACN

I am struggling to think of a diet & health story, which has been reported worse than the one dominating

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Victoria Beckham expecting a baby (& David!)

January 10, 2011July 1, 2016 Zoë 14 Comments Beckham, pregnancy

As someone working exclusively in the world of obesity, diets and weight loss, I confess that Victoria Beckham (aka Posh

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Guideline Daily Amounts – GDA’s

December 16, 2009July 31, 2016 Zoë 3 Comments dietician, dietitian, fake food, GDAs, kellogg's, mcdonalds

I thought I’d see if I could find a calculator on the internet anywhere to see what my diet would

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