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

Specific Foods

Ultra-processed food & health

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 Zoë 14 Comments heart disease, junk food

Executive summary * A story about ultra-processed foods (UPFs) made headlines. The story was generated by two, short, poster presentations

Dairy Newsletter Red Meat

Diets, health & carbon footprint

March 20, 2023March 19, 2023 Zoë 10 Comments dairy, member, red meat

Introduction I spotted this week’s paper on the Medical Xpress news website and a couple of people also emailed me

Heart Disease Newsletter Sugar

Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?

March 13, 2023March 19, 2023 Zoë 7 Comments heart disease, member, sweetener

Introduction I spoke at Low Carb Breckenridge in February 2017. There were a number of stalls around the conference hall,

Cancer Diabetes Newsletter Red Meat

Does meat cause CVD & T2D?

October 31, 2022November 27, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments cardiovascular disease, member, red meat, type 2 diabetes

Executive summary * An umbrella review was conducted with the aim of examining all evidence related to meat intake and

Newsletter Other Foods Red Meat

Estimating the environmental impacts of 57,000 ‘foods’

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments plant foods, Ruminants

Executive summary * This week’s paper is one of the worst I have reviewed. * It described a modelling exercise,

Newsletter Public Health Whole Grains

Fibre – ask why, not how

October 3, 2022October 10, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments fiber, fibre, member

Executive summary * This week’s note is about fibre. A recently published paper assumed that there is an optimal fibre

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

Cancer Newsletter Sugar

Sweeteners & cancer

June 6, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 1 Comment cancer, member, sweeteners

Executive summary * This week’s paper is the latest output from the French NutriNet-Santé population study. This study started in

Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & Saturated fat

April 25, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 11 Comments meat, member, monounsaturated fat, saturated fat

Executive summary * It is generally believed that meat is "full of saturated fat." * This note presents four facts

Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods

Avocados & heart disease

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments avocados, heart disease, member

Executive summary * This week’s academic paper generated global news coverage. The headlines were "An avocado a week can cut

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The Rice Diet
Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia
Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ultra-processed food & health
Alcohol & mortality
MIND diet & cognitive decline
Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver
Breakfast timing & risk of T2D
Keto-like diet & heart disease
The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
The Basics of Nutrition – Minerals
The Basics of Nutrition – Vitamins
The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients
Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease
DASH vs very low carb – an RCT

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