Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Health

Heart Disease Newsletter 

Did Finland prove that reducing (saturated) fat reduces heart disease?

May 29, 2023May 28, 2023 Zoë 0 Comments member

Executive Summary * We’re looking at a classic study this week. The Professor Pekka Puska paper, published in 2009, entitled

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Heart Disease Newsletter 

Heart healthy diets

May 22, 2023May 21, 2023 Zoë 0 Comments member

Executive Summary * In 2021, the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a scientific statement setting out 10 key principles of

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Heart Disease Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Mediterranean diet, women & heart disease

May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 Zoë 0 Comments heart disease, Mediterranean diet, member

Executive Summary * A widely reported study claimed that adherence to ‘the Mediterranean diet’ would reduce the risk of early

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Newsletter Public Health 

Weight change & dying in older adults

May 1, 2023April 29, 2023 Zoë 6 Comments member

Executive Summary * This week’s study reviewed associations of change in weight and waist circumference with deaths in older adults.

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Diabetes Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Low-carb diets & insulin resistance

April 24, 2023May 31, 2023 Zoë 3 Comments insulin resistance, low carb, member

Executive Summary * A study was published claiming that low-carbohydrate diets were associated with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is the

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Diabetes Newsletter Public Health 

Pre-diabetes diet advice

April 17, 2023April 29, 2023 Zoë 19 Comments

Executive Summary * This post was inspired by two events. First, an email containing diet advice given to someone recently

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Exercise Macronutrients Men's Health Newsletter 

LCHF vs HCLF for athletic performance

April 3, 2023April 29, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments exercise, HCLF, LCHF, member

Executive Summary * This week’s study involved some professors known to many people in the low-carb world: Noakes, Volek and

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Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter 

Carbs & cardiovascular disease

March 27, 2023April 29, 2023 Zoë 6 Comments carbohydrates, cardiovascular disease, member

Executive Summary * This week’s paper was based on the UK Biobank population study. It examined data for 110,000 people,

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Heart Disease Newsletter Sugar 

Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?

March 13, 2023March 19, 2023 Zoë 7 Comments heart disease, member, sweetener

Introduction I spoke at Low Carb Breckenridge in February 2017. There were a number of stalls around the conference hall,

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Calories Diabetes Newsletter 

DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes

March 6, 2023April 29, 2023 Zoë 10 Comments member, randomised controlled trial, type 2 diabetes

Introduction Many thanks to Ellen Calteau Registered Dietician for this week’s note. Ellen is the Food Addiction Resources Operation Manager

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More Articles

  • Did Finland prove that reducing (saturated) fat reduces heart disease?
  • Heart healthy diets
  • Mediterranean diet, women & heart disease
  • The best rebuttals for nutritional myths
  • Weight change & dying in older adults
  • Low-carb diets & insulin resistance
  • Pre-diabetes diet advice
  • The chocolate study that fooled the world
  • LCHF vs HCLF for athletic performance
  • Carbs & cardiovascular disease
  • Diets, health & carbon footprint
  • Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?
  • DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes
  • DASH vs American diet
  • Plant based diets & bowel cancer

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