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

Cancer

Aspirin & cancer survival

September 6, 2021September 20, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments aspirin, bowel cancer, breast cancer, cancer, member, mortality, prostate cancer

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

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Cancer Newsletter

Red meat and bowel cancer

April 29, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments bowel cancer, epidemiology, member, red meat

Introduction I started getting emails early on the morning of April 17th. People were sending me this story from the

Blood Pressure Cancer Diabetes Heart Disease Newsletter Public Health

Diet and deaths

April 8, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 6 Comments epidemiology, fruit and veg, member, red meat, sugary drinks, whole grains

Introduction The Lancet is pumping out diet articles at quite a rate. The most recent study was published on 3rd

Cancer Heart Disease Newsletter

Whole grains, CVD, cancer & mortality

August 6, 2018August 13, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments cancer, epidemiology, heart disease, member, mortality, whole grains

A couple of supporters have emailed to ask if I would look at a particular article. The study is from

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

Cancer Newsletter

Processed food & cancer

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments cancer, epidemiology, member, processed food

It is quite incredible that we waited until February 2018 before seeing the headline: ”Ultra-processed foods ‘linked to cancer’” (Ref

Cancer Women's Health

Breast cancer, Tamoxifen & Side effects

June 30, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, menopause, tamoxifen

A press release was issued on 29th June 2017 entitled: “Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen

Cancer

Does burnt toast cause cancer?

January 23, 2017May 4, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments acrylamide, cancer, charred food, toast

The Executive Summary Q) Does burnt toast cause cancer? A) No (or at least, there is no evidence that it

Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Public Health

The Bradford Hill Criteria

September 5, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments bradford hill, epidemiology, randomised control trial, smoking

At the end of last week’s look at HRT and breast cancer, I promised that I would look at “The

Cancer Medications Newsletter Women's Health

HRT & Breast Cancer

August 29, 2016October 20, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, hormones, HRT, member, small group issue

On 22nd August 2016, women woke up to the headline: “British study finds risk of breast cancer nearly tripled by

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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
Will cutting meat & dairy make you live longer?
Global Burden of Disease
Cochrane review of low-carb diets
JCVI conflicts of interest
An insulin index of food
Metabolism, dieting & reaching goal weight

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