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

Men’s Health

Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone

March 28, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments cortisol, low carb diet, member, testosterone

Executive summary * A systematic review (look at all evidence) and meta-analysis (pool it together to see the overall effect)

Men's Health Newsletter

Vasectomies: testing & clearance

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments contraception, men's health

Executive summary * A paper has just been published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health about different testing strategies post

Macronutrients Men's Health Newsletter Women's Health

Low carb diets and mortality

May 13, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments low carb diet, member, meta-analysis, mortality

Introduction This week we’re looking at a classic article, which was published in January 2013. It was called “Low-Carbohydrate Diets

Men's Health Newsletter Whole Grains Women's Health

Why do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Zoë 7 Comments epidemiology, fiber, fibre, food groups, member, whole grains

Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead

Heart Disease Macronutrients Men's Health Newsletter

High protein diets and heart failure

June 4, 2018October 18, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments epidemiology, heart failure, member, protein

Many thanks to Dr Peter Brukner for today’s topic. There were a few to choose from last week, but Peter

Macronutrients Men's Health Mental Health Newsletter

Can a low carb diet kill you?!

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Zoë 4 Comments CVD, low carb diet, member, meta-analysis, mortality

We’re going back a few years for this week’s note – to 2013 – when a review was published entitled:

Men's Health Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health

Does coffee cut risk of disease?

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Zoë 2 Comments antioxidants, cardiovascular disease, coffee, member, mortality, type 2 diabetes

I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have

Diabetes Media Watch Men's Health Newsletter Public Health

Fixing Dad

August 1, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Diabetes, dietary guidelines, exercise, member, motivation

Andy and I have a rating system for films/programmes: the three Es. If something Entertains; Educates and Emotionally stimulates, it

Media Watch Men's Health Micronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books Women's Health

Is a vegan diet the secret to longevity?

April 25, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 2 Comments healthy lifestyle, longevity, member, Vegan, vegetarian

BBC1 have recently (April 2016) run a two part programme called “How to stay young”. The presenters have been 71

Men's Health Newsletter Obesity Women's Health

Global obesity from 1975 to 2014

April 4, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments data, member, Obesity, obesity epidemic, trends

Christmas came early for obesity researchers on April Fool’s Day. The Lancet is really leading the way in global obesity

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The only diet to have reversed heart disease?
Saturated fat – an end to the myth?
Diabetes Unpacked
TRE, HIIT and HbA1c
Does meat cause CVD & T2D?
Vitamins, cocoa & cognitive function
Estimating the environmental impacts of 57,000 ‘foods’
Plant based diets & mortality
Fibre – ask why, not how
Protein in meat vs Beyond Burger
Is depression related to serotonin?
The Lipid Energy Model
Lean Mass Hyper-Responders
How much exercise is enough?
Energy balance vs carbohydrate insulin model – Part 2

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