Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Newsletter Women's Health 

Soy fertility and the menopause

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 Zoë 7 Comments estrogen, fertility, member, menopause, oestrogen, soy, tofu

The headline that caught my eye last week was: “Eating more vegetable protein in the form of tofu, soya and

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Cancer Women's Health 

Breast cancer, Tamoxifen & Side effects

June 30, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, menopause, tamoxifen

A press release was issued on 29th June 2017 entitled: “Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen

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Cancer Medications Newsletter Women's Health 

HRT & Breast Cancer

August 29, 2016October 20, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, hormones, HRT, member, small group issue

On 22nd August 2016, women woke up to the headline: “British study finds risk of breast cancer nearly tripled by

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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

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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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Diabetes Media Watch Men's Health Newsletter Obesity Women's Health 

Two doctors in the house

November 23, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë bbc, Diabetes, dieting, member, menopause, Obesity

On Tuesday 17th November 2015, there was a programme on Channel 4 called “Doctor in your house”. The doctor was

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Academic Research Newsletter Other Diets & Books Women's Health 

What pregnancy and meal frequency can teach us about weight loss

August 3, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Ghrelin, leptin, member, pregnancy, randomised control trial, weight loss

Two articles, which I came across last week, have interesting connections and both undermine the calorie theory. The first wasn’t

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Eating Disorders Newsletter Obesity Women's Health 

Britain’s fattest man & anorexia

June 29, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments addiction, anorexia, member, Obesity

Carl Thompson died on Sunday 21st June 2015. He had the unfortunate distinction of being known as “Britain’s fattest man”.

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Calories Men's Health Public Health Women's Health 

Where does the 3500 calorie theory come from?

April 12, 2015October 18, 2018 Zoë 33 Comments 3500 calories, diet and health, lulu hunt peters, the calorie formula, the origin of dieting

The simple answer is “I don’t know” and nor do any of the public health bodies/obesity organisations that use it,

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Children's Health Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health 

Does breastfeeding make humans more intelligent?

March 23, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breastfeeding, education, IQ, member

I was spoiled for choice for a story from last week. There was an interesting report from the University of

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