Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
- Nutrition
  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
- Specific Foods
  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
  - Sugar
  - Whole Grains
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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

Newsletter Other Foods

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

Children's Health Food Companies Newsletter Other Foods

Children ordering takeaways to school

June 27, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments addiction, Children, food labelling, member, takeaways

On Thursday 23rd June 2016, some newspapers reported that “one in four children have ordered a takeaway to be delivered

Food Companies Media Watch Newsletter Other Foods

Dolmio warnings: corporate responsibility or marketing genius?

April 18, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Dolmio, Mars, member, pasta sauces, ready meals

I used to work for Mars. I was not long out of university and it was a blue chip employer

Academic Research Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods Sugar

Chocolate & cardiovascular disease

June 22, 2015October 18, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments cardiovascular disease, chocolate, chocolate scam, CVD, Obesity, weight loss

On Tuesday 16th June 2015 we woke up to the news: “Two chocolate bars a day ‘reduce risks of heart

Academic Research Newsletter Other Foods

If you think 10g of nuts will extend your life, you really are nuts!

June 15, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments cancer, cardiovascular disease, epidemiology, member, monounsaturated fat, mortality, nuts, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat

On Thursday 11th June (2015), we woke up to the headline “Nuts protect against early death”. The headlines came from

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Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025
Review of 2020
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – The Lancet Papers
The impact of a 10% limit on saturated fat
The Case For Keto
Vegans & bone fractures
Eggs, diabetes and Chinese adults
Essay on The Obesity Epidemic
SAGE conflicts of interest
UK Deaths with Covid-19 & R
The Impact of Lockdowns
UK deaths in 2020
Calories, Thermodynamics & Weight

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