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

Public Health

Does not having a COVID jab increase your risk of a traffic crash?

January 9, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 8 Comments COVID-19, member

Executive summary * A novel paper generated news headlines in December 2022. It tried to evaluate if COVID vaccination was

Newsletter Public Health

Does intermittent fasting raise the risk of early death?

December 12, 2022February 23, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments intermittent fasting, member

Executive summary * A study examined the associations of meal frequency, skipping meals, and intervals between meals with all-cause and

Newsletter Obesity Public Health

Can governments nudge away obesity?

December 5, 2022February 23, 2023 Zoë 3 Comments member, Obesity

Executive summary * Behavioural scientists generally, and an organisation called the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) specifically, played a significant role

Newsletter Public Health Whole Grains

Fibre – ask why, not how

October 3, 2022October 10, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments fiber, fibre, member

Executive summary * This week’s note is about fibre. A recently published paper assumed that there is an optimal fibre

Newsletter Obesity Public Health

What do Americans eat?

July 4, 2022July 18, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments dietary guidelines for americans, Obesity

Executive summary * On Independence Day, we’re looking at what Americans eat. * An official (United States Department of Agriculture)

Newsletter Public Health

Weight gain during lockdown

May 9, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments COVID-19, lockdowns, member, weight gain

Executive summary * This note undertook a systematic search of the literature on the subject of weight gain during lockdown.

Newsletter Nutrition Public Health Red Meat

Global Burden of Disease

March 7, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments disease, epidemiology, meat

Executive summary * One of the most important challenges in the field of nutrition has been published in The Lancet.

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.

Newsletter Public Health

Towards better dietary guidelines

October 11, 2021October 31, 2021 Zoë 14 Comments member, salt, saturated fat, sodium

Executive summary * A special issue of Nutrients has just been published entitled "Towards Better Dietary Guidelines: New Approaches Based

Newsletter Public Health

The Zoe app, Covid-19 & supplements

October 4, 2021October 31, 2021 Zoë 8 Comments COVID-19, member, omega 3, vitamin D, vitamins, zinc

Executive summary * The Zoe app, as it has become known, was developed by Professor Tim Spector (Kings College London)

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Carbs & cardiovascular disease
Diets, health & carbon footprint
Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?
DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes
DASH vs American diet
Plant based diets & bowel cancer
The impact of meal frequency, size & timing on weight
A story about weight loss
A short story about a library book
Does exercise improve the effectiveness of COVID vaccination?
Gas stoves & childhood asthma in the US
Drink more & live longer?
Does not having a COVID jab increase your risk of a traffic crash?
Review of 2022
Top tips for festive eating

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