Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
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  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
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  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
  - Sugar
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Children’s Health

Is a vegan diet safe for infants and children?

February 25, 2019March 1, 2019 Zoë 24 Comments Academy of Nutrition, breastfeeding, nutrients, nutritional deficiency, Vegan

Executive summary – A vegan Facebook group has encouraged the reporting of a registered dietician to her licensing body because

Children's Health Newsletter Obesity

Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall & Childhood Obesity

May 7, 2018May 8, 2018 Zoë 16 Comments childhood obesity, fat, jamie oliver, Obesity, salt, sugar

Two chefs have been all over the news in the UK for the past week. Jamie Oliver is probably fairly

Children's Health Cholesterol Newsletter

Statins for children

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia, heart disease, member, mortality, statins

I was particularly horrified by headlines last week e.g. “Up to 56,000 children may get statins, say scientists” (Ref 1).

Children's Health Dairy Newsletter

Should children drink whole or low-fat milk?

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Zoë 3 Comments children. dairy, fat, member, milk, public health dietary advice

This week’s story comes from a mum who works in the same real food world as I do; we’ve met

Children's Health Newsletter

New rules on junk food advertising to children

July 3, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 1 Comment advertising standards authority, ASA, CAP, Children, fake food, The Codes for Advertising Practice, The Committees for Advertising Practice

On 1st July 2017, “tough” new rules came into effect banning junk food advertising across all children’s media – including

Children's Health Newsletter Obesity Public Health

South African Dietary Guidelines

October 10, 2016October 30, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breastfeeding, carbohydrate, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, infant formula, member

On 16th September 2016, it was announced that Nina Teicholz and I would be going to Cape Town to appear

Children's Health Exercise Newsletter Obesity Public Health

UK Childhood Obesity ‘Strategy’

August 22, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 1 Comment childhood obesity, children's food campaign, exercise, Obesity

On 18th August 2016 a long awaited childhood obesity strategy was published by the UK government. The report can be

Children's Health Food Companies Newsletter Other Foods

Children ordering takeaways to school

June 27, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments addiction, Children, food labelling, member, takeaways

On Thursday 23rd June 2016, some newspapers reported that “one in four children have ordered a takeaway to be delivered

Children's Health Newsletter Obesity

BMI – from adults to children

February 15, 2016September 4, 2019 Zoë 0 Comments BMI, Children, eatbadly plate, National Child Measurement Programme

Body Mass Index (BMI) has been in the news recently. I’ve picked out two stories from the past fortnight on

Children's Health Media Watch Newsletter Obesity

How does a 6 year old become 8 stone?

November 9, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments childhood obesity, member, Obesity, portion sizes, processed food

During the October half term (2015) holidays, a mum appeared on breakfast TV’s “This Morning” show, under the name of

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Plant-based diets & COVID-19
SACN report on lowER carb diets for T2D
A healthy vegetarian diet
Bariatric surgery 10 years on
Do we have a weight set point?
Bad diets, heart disease & deaths
Transmission of Covid-19 post vaccination
Should Low Carb be High Fat or High Protein?
Anorexia – in memory of Nikki Grahame
Meat & disease – again!
Risk factors for women & heart disease
Do we need to pay people to lose weight?
The evidence behind five-a-day
How much fruit & veg is optimal?
DIETFITS – who did best?

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