Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Cancer

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Academic Research Cancer Diabetes Exercise Heart Disease 

Exercise: Is a lot more a lot better?

August 22, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments breast cancer, carbohydrate, colon cancer, Diabetes, exercise, heart disease, strokes

Introduction A study was published in the BMJ on 9th August 2016. The study was called “Physical activity and risk of

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