Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Diabetes Newsletter Whole Grains 

Does skipping breakfast increase the risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

February 18, 2019February 17, 2019 Zoë 9 Comments breakfast, Cholesterol, epidemiology, member, type 2 diabetes

Introduction One of my lovely supporters, Andrew Martin, sent me a study from November 2018 which I missed (Ref 1).

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Newsletter Whole Grains 

Does low carb mean low fiber?

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments fiber, fibre, legumes, low carb diet, member, whole grains

The Lancet study, which was published on January 10th 2019, was presented as such a definitive nail in the coffin

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Men's Health Newsletter Whole Grains Women's Health 

Why do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Zoë 7 Comments epidemiology, fiber, fibre, food groups, member, whole grains

Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead

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Macronutrients Micronutrients Red Meat Whole Grains 

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

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Diabetes Public Health Whole Grains 

Plant based diet or plant-biased research?

November 14, 2018March 10, 2019 Zoë 10 Comments plant based diets, type 2 diabetes, Vegan

On 7th November (2018) I submitted a rapid response to an article called “Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being

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Diabetes Fruit Newsletter Public Health Whole Grains 

Plant based diet & diabetes

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments member, plant based diets, type 2 diabetes, Vegan

Thanks go to Marika Sboros for this week’s note. She alerted me to a paper that was published in the

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Cholesterol Newsletter Whole Grains 

Fiber: a plausible mechanism?

October 29, 2018January 21, 2019 Zoë 12 Comments dietary guidelines, fiber, fibre, member

Last week we looked at: what fiber is (indigestible carbohydrate); our requirement for fiber (none); the recommendations for fiber intake

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Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter Whole Grains 

Fiber: An umbrella review

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments dietary guidelines, fiber, fibre, member

This week’s paper under review was published in March 2018. It was sent to me by someone curious to see

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Diabetes Heart Disease Newsletter Whole Grains 

Increasing Australia’s grain fibre intake could save the economy $3.3 billion a year

December 4, 2017October 12, 2018 Zoë 6 Comments cardiovascular disease, cereals, fibre, member, type 2 diabetes

We’ve got a corker to dissect this week. The title of this note was the verbatim title of a press

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Newsletter Whole Grains 

Is brown bread better than white?

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 Zoë 2 Comments member, randomised control trial, whole grains

I remember my mum going on a new diet in the 80s. It was called “The F-Plan Diet” by Audrey

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