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

Medications

Is depression related to serotonin?

September 19, 2022September 18, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments depression, member, serotonin

Executive summary * This week’s note is important. It received media coverage, but it does not appear to have changed

Conflicts of Interest Medications

JCVI conflicts of interest

February 17, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 9 Comments conflicts of interest, COVID-19, JCVI

Executive summary * On February 16th, 2022, the UK Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued a statement to

Medications Newsletter Public Health

Efficacy, NNT & Safety

December 13, 2021December 16, 2021 Zoë 9 Comments efficacy, member, number needed to treat

Executive summary * Some people don’t feel comfortable with numbers, but numbers are vital for making informed health decisions.

Medications Newsletter

Semaglutide & weight loss

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 Zoë 6 Comments drug companies, member, Obesity, type 2 diabetes

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction An obesity drug remains one of the biggest opportunities for pharmaceutical

Medications Newsletter Women's Health

HRT & blood clots

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments blood clots, HRT, member

Introduction Women in the UK woke up to scary headlines on January 10th 2019. The Daily Mail informed us that

Medications Mental Health

Antidepressants and weight gain

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments anti-depressant, diabetes medication, member, weight gain, weight gain with medication

On 23rd May 2018, an article was published in the BMJ entitled “Antidepressant utilisation and incidence of weight gain during

Medications Newsletter

Statins: at what age?

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Zoë 7 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, CVD, member, NICE, statin guidelines, statins

1st August 2017 would have been a confusing day for anyone reading all the UK papers. The Telegraph front page

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

Academic Research Cholesterol Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)

November 7, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 87 Comments Cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia, FH, genetics, HDL, LDL, VLDL

While I was in South Africa, at the Professor Tim Noakes hearing, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) came up both home and

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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
Energy balance vs carbohydrate insulin model of obesity – Part 1
Fats & Bladder cancer
Keto vs Mediterranean diet for T2D
Eggs, cholesterol & mortality
Kellogg’s, milk & sugar
Reflections on The Great Plant-Based Con
What do Americans eat?
Is HDL-cholesterol bad?
Should we be vegan?

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