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

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

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

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

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 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

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, 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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Why eat carbohydrate?
Weight gain during lockdown
A new look at statins, LDL-Cholesterol & CVD
Meat & Saturated fat
Fiber, CVD & inflammation
Avocados & heart disease
Meat & Life Expectancy
Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone
Legumes – optimal intake
Will cutting meat & dairy make you live longer?
Global Burden of Disease
Cochrane review of low-carb diets
JCVI conflicts of interest
An insulin index of food
Metabolism, dieting & reaching goal weight

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