Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
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Red Meat

The EAT Lancet diet is nutritionally deficient

January 17, 2019January 31, 2019 Zoë 54 Comments macro nutrients, micro nutrients, nutritional deficiency, red meat, the lancet, whole grains

A report was published in The Lancet on 17th January 2019. The report was commissioned by The Lancet. The report

Newsletter Red Meat

Red meat: the evidence

September 10, 2018September 20, 2018 Zoë 11 Comments cancer, cardiovascular disease, CVD, Diabetes, red meat

In last week’s newsletter, I said that I would be covering a couple of stories that emanated from the European

Cancer Newsletter Red Meat

Red meat & Cancer

April 9, 2018November 7, 2018 Zoë 3 Comments bowel cancer, cancer, IARC, member, processed meat, red meat

It is estimated that 1 in 2 people in the UK will develop cancer in their lifetime (Ref 1). US

Macronutrients Red Meat

Saturated fat

January 21, 2018January 27, 2018 Zoë 24 Comments dietary fat, dietary guidelines, monounsaturated fat, olive oil, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat

Here’s a slide that I present during some presentations e.g. here 10 mins in. It makes a few points: 1)

Newsletter Red Meat

Red meat: Human and planet health

May 15, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 31 Comments hamburgers, methane, mortality, nutrition, real food, red meat, vegetarian

There was a fresh three-pronged attack on red meat last week – this time in the BMJ. First, there was

Blood Pressure Cholesterol Macronutrients Newsletter Red Meat

A red meat meta-analysis

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 Zoë 3 Comments blood pressure, Cholesterol, epidemiology, HDL, LDL, member, randomised control trial, red meat

On 28th November 2016, this article, “In Defence of Red Meat”, suggested that you should: “Ask for a meta-analysis of

Conferences Newsletter Red Meat

In defence of red meat

November 28, 2016December 4, 2016 Zoë 9 Comments cancer, cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, epidemiology, evidence, member, red meat

I’ve had a fun week. I was approached by an organisation called the Sustainable Food Trust to ask if I

Academic Research Dairy Heart Disease Newsletter Public Health Red Meat

“Mediterranean Diet could prevent 20,000 deaths… “

October 3, 2016October 18, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments cardiovascular disease, dairy, EPIC, Mediterranean diet, mortality, red meat

These were the headlines that we woke up to on Thursday 29th September 2016. More specifically, it was claimed that

Academic Research Fruit Heart Disease Medications Red Meat

Mediterranean Diet better than statins?

August 29, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 15 Comments heart attacks, heart disease, Mediterranean diet, oily fish, statins, strokes

My August Bank Holiday Monday (29/8/2016) kicked off with an interview on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the day’s headline:

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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