Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
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  - Micronutrients
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Cholesterol

Cholesterol & PCSK9s – the lower the better?

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Zoë 12 Comments LDL-cholesterol, member, meta-analysis, PCSK9 inhibitors

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction This week’s study was emailed to me by the senior author,

Cholesterol Newsletter

Statins in the over 75s

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Zoë 6 Comments Cholesterol, meta-analysis, observational study, statins

Executive Summary * Headlines in July 2020 reported that “A study of over-75s found that those taking statins were 25

Cholesterol Newsletter

Coconut oil, olive oil, butter & LDL-cholesterol

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Zoë 6 Comments "Trust me I'm a doctor", Butter, coconut oil, LDL-cholesterol, member, olive oil

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction One of my favourite parts of one of my favourite books

Cholesterol Heart Disease

Dear British Heart Foundation

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments British Heart Foundation, familial hypercholesterolemia

Dr David Diamond gave a presentation in California in February 2020. David quoted a statement made by the British Heart

Cholesterol Newsletter

The British Heart Foundation and Familial Hypercholesterolemia

February 24, 2020February 23, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments British Heart Foundation, familial hypercholesterolemia, member

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction I’ve had the pleasure of hearing Dr David Diamond present three

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

Inclisiran – new ‘cholesterol-busting jab’

January 27, 2020August 26, 2020 Zoë 5 Comments Cholesterol, Evolocumab, inclisiran, member, PCSK9 inhibitors, repatha

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction This is the third note in a row about cholesterol, but

Cholesterol Newsletter

LDL-Cholesterol targets following ischemic stroke

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, clinical trials, LDL-cholesterol, member, stroke

Executive summary * A study was published in the NEMJ in January 2020. It reported on a clinical trial where

Cholesterol Newsletter

Higher LDL-cholesterol & lower mortality

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Zoë 17 Comments Cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, member, mortality

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Many thanks to Dr Malcolm Kendrick for this week’s topic. Malcolm

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

The relationships between heart disease, cholesterol & dietary fat in Europe

May 6, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 6 Comments cardiovascular disease, dietary fat, heart disease, member, saturated fat

In this post we are looking at some interesting findings from the latest European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics (2017). Let’s start

Academic Research Cholesterol

Keys, cholesterol and rabbits

April 4, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 5 Comments ancel keys, chicken, dietary cholesterol, rabbit

The following quotation, attributed to Ancel Keys, has been repeated quite often, but with the source for it not always

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Eggs, diabetes and Chinese adults
Essay on The Obesity Epidemic
SAGE conflicts of interest
UK Deaths with Covid-19 & R
The Impact of Lockdowns
UK deaths in 2020
Calories, Thermodynamics & Weight
The 500th Monday note!
The Eatwell Guide & The Environment
The Eatwell Guide & Mortality
Low calorie vs low carbohydrate for T2D remission (DiRECT vs Virta)
Liquid diets & weight regain
Soups & Shakes for Type 2 Diabetes
Cholesterol & PCSK9s – the lower the better?
Meat, plants & TMAO

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