Other Foods – Page 2 – Zoë Harcombe

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, 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, 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 6 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, 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

Children's Health Food Companies Newsletter Other Foods Sugar

Tesco reducing sugar in soft drinks & what has salt got to do with it

May 25, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments action on sugar, Consensus Action on Salt and Health, fruit juice, sugar, sweetener, tesco

I was on the Victoria Derbyshire show on Friday 22nd May 2015, speaking to Joanna Gosling about an Action on

Academic Research Newsletter Obesity Other Foods

Things to take away from the takeaway study

April 6, 2015October 23, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments Obesity, takeaways

I got a call on Wednesday 1st April (2015) from Radio 5 Live asking if I could do an interview

Children's Health Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health

Does breastfeeding make humans more intelligent?

March 23, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breastfeeding, education, IQ

I was spoiled for choice for a story from last week. There was an interesting report from the University of

Calories Men's Health Newsletter Other Diets & Books Other Foods

Alcohol and health

November 10, 2014August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Alcohol, calories, cancer, NHS, NICE

The issue of alcohol and calories proved to be of much interest to a number of recipients of this note.

Calories Newsletter Other Foods Public Health

Alcohol, calories, labels and disingenuity

November 2, 2014July 27, 2016 Zoë 21 Comments Alcohol, calories, food labels, Royal Society for Public Health, RSPH, weight and alcohol

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) published a press release on 31st October 2014 calling on the drinks industry

Academic Research Cancer Other Foods

Two peaches lower the risk of breast cancer by 41%? Puh-lease!

September 4, 2014October 18, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments absolute risk, association, blueberries, breast cancer, causation, epidemiology, fruit, nurses health study, peaches, relative risk

I was on the circulation list for a recent email entitled “Breast cancer: 2 peaches/week 41% lower risk”. The email