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

SACN consultation on lowER carb diets & T2D

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments carbohydrate, Diabetes UK, low carb diet, member, type 2 diabetes

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We’re returning to our normal world this week, which I hope

Newsletter Public Health

COVID-19 tests

April 6, 2020September 4, 2020 Zoë 6 Comments COVID-19, tests

Executive summary * The key message from the World Health Organization about COVID-19 has been “test, test, test.” * While

Newsletter Public Health

COVID-19 – do masks help?

April 1, 2020October 17, 2020 Zoë 22 Comments Cochrane, COVID-19, handwashing, masks, member

Executive summary * The official positions from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the

Newsletter Public Health

Coronavirus – COVID-19 – some facts & figures

March 20, 2020March 30, 2020 Zoë 41 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, MERS, SARS

I’ve been writing a Monday note since 2009. The topic has usually been inspired by what’s in the news from

Newsletter Public Health

The healthy low carb vs low fat study

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, member, mortality

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Many thanks to Annemarie Hogenbirk, who is a registered clinical nutritionist

Newsletter Public Health

Is Veganuary healthy?

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Zoë 28 Comments ALA, calcium, complete protein, DHA, EPA, iodine, iron, nutrient deficiency, omega 3, retinol, selenium, supplements, Vegan, vegan diets, vitamin B12, Vitamin D Deficiency, zinc

What the campaign tells you & what it doesn’t tell you… Executive summary * Veganuary was launched in the UK

Newsletter Public Health

How to assess evidence in nutrition

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Zoë 0 Comments dietary guidelines, epidemiology, evidence, member, randomised controlled trials

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction I’ve just got back from the west coast of the US

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Saturated fat: Friends, foes & some fun!

August 19, 2019August 18, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments member, SACN, saturated fat

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We’re sticking with saturated fat for this week’s topic – even

Heart Disease Newsletter Public Health

SACN (UK) final report on saturated fat

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Zoë 19 Comments dairy, dietary guidelines, polyunsaturated fat, SACN, saturated fat, unsaturated fat

Executive summary * In June 2014, the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) was tasked with reviewing the role

Newsletter Obesity Public Health

A global diet in an obese and starving world

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments epidemiology, fruit and veg, member, morbid obesity, poverty, red meat, sugary drinks, whole grains

Introduction In my last year of corporate life (2008), as HR Director across a group of companies I introduced ‘Lunch

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Low calorie vs low carbohydrate for T2D remission (DiRECT vs Virta)
Liquid diets & weight regain
Soups & Shakes for Type 2 Diabetes
Cholesterol & PCSK9s – the lower the better?
Meat, plants & TMAO
The Carnivore Diet & Micronutrients
The hierarchy of evidence
Statins in the over 75s
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020
Is saturated fat worse than sugar?

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