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

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, small group issue

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

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

Academic Research Cancer Heart Disease Newsletter Whole Grains

Will whole grains make you live longer?

June 20, 2016August 5, 2018 Zoë 19 Comments cancer, coronary heart disease, death rates, longevity, meta-analysis, mortality, whole grains

Three! journal articles were published on whole grains in the past couple of weeks; not sure how that happened. Zong et

Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Public Health Red Meat

World Health Organisation, meat & cancer

October 26, 2015July 25, 2016 Zoë 167 Comments bacon, bowel cancer, cancer, Coca-Cola, eat real food, essential fats, fake food, meat, processed meat, red meat, sausages, WHO, world health organisation

Today, 26th October 2015, the World Health Organisation declared the consumption of red meat as “probably carcinogenic to humans, based

Academic Research Cancer Cholesterol Medications Newsletter

People who take statins die more of things other than cancer

June 8, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments cancer, Cholesterol, epidemiology, statins

In the brilliant book Doctoring Data, Dr Malcolm Kendrick quotes Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of surgery and visiting Professor of

Academic Research Cancer Other Foods

Two peaches lower the risk of breast cancer by 41%? Puh-lease!

September 4, 2014October 18, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments absolute risk, association, blueberries, breast cancer, causation, epidemiology, fruit, nurses health study, peaches, relative risk

I was on the circulation list for a recent email entitled “Breast cancer: 2 peaches/week 41% lower risk”. The email

Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Obesity

Cancer & Obesity – the real story

August 18, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments association, breast cancer, cancer, Obesity, prostate cancer

The story I was driving to the Celtic Manor for a swim on Thursday morning when Radio 4’s Today Programme

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World Diabetes Day 2023
What happened when keto women switched to ‘Eatwell’?
Who lives to 100?
Red meat & Type 2 Diabetes
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Trans people & heart disease
LDL-C & heart disease – definitive proof?
The Rice Diet
Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia

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