Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Red Meat

Dairy Newsletter Other Diets & Books Red Meat 

Plant based diet propaganda – Part 2

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, member, plant based diets, type 2 diabetes

As promised, here is the second part of the mammoth review of the key arguments for a plant-based diet and

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Dairy Newsletter Other Diets & Books Red Meat 

Plant based diet propaganda

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, fitness, member, plant based diets, type 2 diabetes, Vegan, vegetarian

Executive summary * At a recent conference, Dr David Unwin came across a leaflet published by an organisation called “Plant

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Newsletter Red Meat 

The definition of red meat

June 17, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 0 Comments epidemiology, member, processed meat, red meat

Introduction I try to mix up the topics for the Monday note – it’s good to do a conference round-up

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“White meat as bad as red meat for cholesterol”

June 10, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, heart disease, member, plant sterols, red meat

Introduction I spotted this week’s story on twitter. A couple of plant-diet advocates were tweeting that white meat is as

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Macronutrients Micronutrients Red Meat Whole Grains 

The EAT Lancet diet is nutritionally deficient

January 17, 2019January 31, 2019 Zoë 56 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

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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

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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

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Macronutrients Red Meat 

Saturated fat

January 21, 2018January 27, 2018 Zoë 26 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)

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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

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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

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