Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
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Cholesterol

Cholesterol, statins, the CTSU & the Mail on Sunday

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Zoë 78 Comments

Before I did what I do now I worked as the HR Director at management team level for a number

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

Why cholesterol can’t cause heart disease

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Zoë 3 Comments cardiovascular disease, heart disease, LDL, member, statins

Introduction The more you examine the cholesterol-heart hypothesis, the more it doesn’t make sense. This week’s note has been inspired

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

Statins

December 10, 2018December 13, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments Cholesterol, heart disease, LDL, member, statins

(The British newspaper, “i”, published a shorter version of this article on 11th December 2018.) The headlines on 8th December

Cholesterol Newsletter

Lowering LDL

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Zoë 13 Comments Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, lipoproteins, member, statins, VLDL

On 10th November, 2018, the American Heart Association (AHA) published new cholesterol guidelines (Ref 1). The document is on open

Cholesterol Newsletter Whole Grains

Fiber: a plausible mechanism?

October 29, 2018January 21, 2019 Zoë 12 Comments dietary guidelines, fiber, fibre, member

Last week we looked at: what fiber is (indigestible carbohydrate); our requirement for fiber (none); the recommendations for fiber intake

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter Whole Grains

Fiber: An umbrella review

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments dietary guidelines, fiber, fibre, member

This week’s paper under review was published in March 2018. It was sent to me by someone curious to see

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).

Cholesterol Medications

Evolocumab – NICE guidelines – a reply

June 26, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments Cholesterol, Evolocumab, heart disease, PCSK9 inhibitors, repatha

On 17th May 2017, I received a reply to the letter set out in this post. “Dear Zoe Thank you

Cholesterol Medications Newsletter

Evolocumab – NICE guidelines

April 10, 2017August 26, 2020 Zoë 1 Comment Cholesterol, Evolocumab, heart disease, PCSK9 inhibitors, repatha

The Telegraph covered my findings here. This is a copy of an email, which I have just sent to the

Cholesterol Diabetes Newsletter

Statins, PCSK9s, diabetes and heart disease

March 20, 2017March 21, 2017 Zoë 10 Comments Diabetes, heart disease, member, PCSK9, statins

There were two interesting statin stories this week. On Friday March 17th 2017, the front page of the UK Express

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