Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
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Cholesterol

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

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

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, 2018April 28, 2021 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

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, 2017April 28, 2021 Zoë 2 Comments 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

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DIETFITS – who did best?
Semaglutide & weight loss
NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19
The ‘Fat but fit’ debate
Type 2 diabetes & diet – how low should low carb be?
Nuts & cognitive ability

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