Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
- Nutrition
  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
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  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
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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

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,

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

Newsletter Other Foods

Nuts & cognitive ability

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments cognitive ability, epidemiology, member, nuts

Executive summary * A study was published which claimed that intake of nuts was inversely related to risk of cognitive

Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods

Processed food, CVD & NOVA

July 15, 2019July 14, 2019 Zoë 5 Comments cardiovascular disease, member, NOVA, processed food

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction It’s been difficult keeping up with the diet and health studies

Mental Health Newsletter Other Foods

Prebiotics, Probiotics & Anxiety

June 3, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments fiber, fibre, member, prebiotic, probiotic

Introduction On 25th May, I spotted a small item in the newspaper with the headline “Veg gives a bellyful of

Men's Health Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health

Does coffee cut risk of disease?

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Zoë 2 Comments antioxidants, cardiovascular disease, coffee, member, mortality, type 2 diabetes

I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have

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Coffee makes you live longer?

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 Zoë 2 Comments coffee, EPIC study, epidemiology, five-a-day, member, mortality

I love coffee. I start the day with a huge, milky cappuccino – with caffeine – and then switch to

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

Newsletter Other Foods Red Meat

Eat lentils, not meat, to live longer

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments cardiovascular disease, CVD, lentils, longevity, member, mortality

On 2 August 2016 global headlines reported “Eat More Plant Proteins To Live Longer, Study Suggests” and “Why a vegan

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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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