Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Bariatric surgery 10 years on

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments bariatric surgery, member, Obesity

Executive Summary * A study was published in March 2021, which explored, in depth, patients’ experiences of living with a

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books Public Health 

Do we have a weight set point?

May 17, 2021May 16, 2021 Zoë 9 Comments member

Executive Summary * This week’s note reviews a March 2021 report from a workshop, which set out to examine the

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Newsletter Public Health 

Bad diets, heart disease & deaths

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments cardiovascular disease, free sugars, member, mortality, saturated fat

Executive Summary * A study was published on April 22nd, 2021 which reviewed the association between diet and cardiovascular disease

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Newsletter Public Health 

Transmission of Covid-19 post vaccination

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Zoë 16 Comments COVID-19, public health

Executive Summary * A paper published in the BMJ in October 2020 reported that none of the Covid-19 vaccine trials

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Fruit Newsletter Public Health 

The evidence behind five-a-day

March 22, 2021March 21, 2021 Zoë 10 Comments five-a-day, member, the evidence for five a day

Executive Summary * Last week’s note looked at the latest epidemiological study claiming an association between intake of fruit and

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Fruit Newsletter Public Health 

How much fruit & veg is optimal?

March 15, 2021September 27, 2021 Zoë 11 Comments epidemiology, five-a-day, member, mortality

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction I am known for challenging a number of dietary beliefs –

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Newsletter Public Health 

NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19

February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 Zoë 30 Comments COVID-19, NICE, vitamin D

Executive Summary * The UK National Institute for Care & Health Excellence (NICE) undertook a rapid review of vitamin D

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Cholesterol Newsletter Public Health 

Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?

January 18, 2021January 29, 2021 Zoë 13 Comments Cholesterol, member, statins

Executive summary * A study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in November 2020. * It involved

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Newsletter Public Health 

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025

January 11, 2021January 29, 2021 Zoë 1 Comment carbohydrate, dietary guidelines for americans, fat, member, saturated fat

Executive summary * The Scientific (background) Report for the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans was published in July 2020. The

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Newsletter Public Health 

ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – The Lancet Papers

December 21, 2020December 3, 2021 Zoë 17 Comments COVID-19, NNT

Introduction On November 9th, 2020, Pfizer announced that its vaccine “was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing

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  • JCVI conflicts of interest
  • An insulin index of food
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