Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

About
Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
- Nutrition
  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
- Specific Foods
  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
  - Sugar
  - Whole Grains
  - Other Foods
Health
Research

Health

Is HDL-cholesterol bad?

June 27, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments member

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a paper, which found that very high HDL-cholesterol levels are associated with higher

Cancer Newsletter Sugar

Sweeteners & cancer

June 6, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 1 Comment cancer, member, sweeteners

Executive summary * This week’s paper is the latest output from the French NutriNet-Santé population study. This study started in

Cholesterol Newsletter

Cholesterol & Coffee

May 30, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, coffee, member

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at the association between coffee consumption and total cholesterol. * Coffee contains two

Newsletter Public Health

Weight gain during lockdown

May 9, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments COVID-19, lockdowns, member, weight gain

Executive summary * This note undertook a systematic search of the literature on the subject of weight gain during lockdown.

Cholesterol Newsletter

A new look at statins, LDL-Cholesterol & CVD

May 2, 2022May 4, 2022 Zoë 9 Comments Cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, statins

Executive summary * Most papers presenting the benefits of statins have been done by the Oxford Cholesterol Treatment Trialists (CTT)

Heart Disease Newsletter

Fiber, CVD & inflammation

April 18, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments cardiovascular disease, fiber, fibre, inflammation, member

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a paper about fiber (total, cereal, vegetable and fruit fiber) and cardiovascular disease

Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods

Avocados & heart disease

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments avocados, heart disease, member

Executive summary * This week’s academic paper generated global news coverage. The headlines were "An avocado a week can cut

Men's Health Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone

March 28, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments cortisol, low carb diet, member, testosterone

Executive summary * A systematic review (look at all evidence) and meta-analysis (pool it together to see the overall effect)

Newsletter Nutrition Public Health Red Meat

Global Burden of Disease

March 7, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments disease, epidemiology, meat

Executive summary * One of the most important challenges in the field of nutrition has been published in The Lancet.

Conflicts of Interest Medications

JCVI conflicts of interest

February 17, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 9 Comments conflicts of interest, COVID-19, JCVI

Executive summary * On February 16th, 2022, the UK Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued a statement to

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Is HDL-cholesterol bad?
Should we be vegan?
Time restricted eating & weight loss
Sweeteners & cancer
Cholesterol & Coffee
Fiber & Dementia
Why eat carbohydrate?
Weight gain during lockdown
A new look at statins, LDL-Cholesterol & CVD
Meat & Saturated fat
Fiber, CVD & inflammation
Avocados & heart disease
Meat & Life Expectancy
Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone
Legumes – optimal intake

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