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

Conditions

Inclisiran

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments member

Executive summary * The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (guideline setting organisation) has approved a PCSK9 inhibitor

Cancer Newsletter

Aspirin & cancer survival

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments member

Executive summary * Low dose aspirin has been the subject of much research in the fields of cancer and cardiovascular

Heart Disease Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & heart disease

August 16, 2021August 15, 2021 Zoë 8 Comments heart disease, meat, member, poultry, red meat

Executive summary * Another attack on meat was published in July 2021. This one concluded that 50g/day more UNprocessed meat

Men's Health Newsletter

Vasectomies: testing & clearance

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments contraception, men's health

Executive summary * A paper has just been published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health about different testing strategies post

Cholesterol Newsletter Surgery & Meds

Stopping statins

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Zoë 7 Comments member

Executive summary * A study was published in JAMA Open Network, which generated the headline ‘stopping statins linked to death

Newsletter Women's Health

Chocolate for breakfast may help fat burning

July 5, 2021July 4, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments chocolate, fat burning, member, weight

Executive summary * A study was published, which was press-released with the claim "consuming milk chocolate may be a fat-burner

Cholesterol Public Health

Rebutting the cholesterol hypothesis

June 28, 2021July 4, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, heart disease, LDL, LDL-cholesterol, member

Executive summary * This note suggests a rapid rebuttal to the cholesterol hypothesis. * To get there, it goes through

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

Cholesterol & mortality – world graphs

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, heart disease, member, mortality

Executive summary * This post shares my presentation, which was part of the Low Carb All Stars conference on the

Diabetes Newsletter Public Health

SACN report on lowER carb diets for T2D

June 7, 2021June 21, 2021 Zoë 7 Comments Obesity, overweight, SACN, type 2 diabetes

Executive Summary * In March 2020, SACN, the UK Scientific Advisory Committee for Nutrition, invited submissions for a consultation about

Heart Disease Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & disease – again!

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Zoë 2 Comments epidemiology, heart disease, member, red meat

Executive Summary * Yet another epidemiological paper has been published reporting associations between meat intake and different conditions. * This

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Inclisiran
Aspirin & cancer survival
‘Fast’ & ‘slow’ carbs
Keto diet under attack
Meat & heart disease
Vasectomies: testing & clearance
What should we eat?
The National Food Strategy: The Plan
Plant-based ‘meat’ vs grass-fed meat
Stopping statins
Chocolate for breakfast may help fat burning
Rebutting the cholesterol hypothesis
Cholesterol & mortality – world graphs
Plant-based diets & COVID-19
SACN report on lowER carb diets for T2D

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