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

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

Fruit Newsletter Public Health

The evidence behind five-a-day

March 22, 2021March 21, 2021 Zoë 8 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

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 –

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

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

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

Newsletter Public Health

ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – The Lancet Papers

December 21, 2020January 18, 2021 Zoë 15 Comments COVID-19, NNT

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

Newsletter Public Health

The impact of a 10% limit on saturated fat

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Zoë 7 Comments dietary guidelines for americans, member, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat

Executive summary This is a short note with a big finding. Introduction I know someone who was diagnosed with pre-diabetes

Newsletter Public Health

Vegans & bone fractures

November 30, 2020December 12, 2020 Zoë 3 Comments bone fractures, calcium, member, vegans, vitamin D

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We’ve got another epidemiological study this week. This one also made

Newsletter Public Health

SAGE conflicts of interest

November 9, 2020November 23, 2020 Zoë 66 Comments conflicts of interest, COVID-19

Executive summary * As late as March 11th, 2020, the UK government and medical officers issued practical and minimally disruptive

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‘Fast’ & ‘slow’ carbs
Keto diet under attack
Meat & heart disease
Vasectomies: testing & clearance
What should we eat?
The National Food Strategy: The Plan
Plant-based ‘meat’ vs grass-fed meat

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