Newsletter – Zoë Harcombe

Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Health
Research

LDL-C & heart disease – definitive proof?

October 2, 2023October 1, 2023 Zoë 3 Comments

Executive summary * PCSK9s are relatively recent additions to the array of cholesterol lowering drugs. They are delivered by injection

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

The Rice Diet

September 25, 2023September 24, 2023 Zoë 1 Comment member

Executive summary * This week’s note was inspired by a newsletter about a presentation (by Denise Minger) about a diet

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Zoë 6 Comments dementia, Mediterranean diet, member

Executive summary * The UK Biobank population data were used for a study to see if a so-called Mediterranean diet

Newsletter Surgery & Meds

Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease

September 11, 2023September 10, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments member

Executive summary * This week, we’re looking at two published papers about a drug called lecanemab, which is intended to

Newsletter Other Foods

Ultra-processed food & health

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 Zoë 14 Comments heart disease, junk food

Executive summary * A story about ultra-processed foods (UPFs) made headlines. The story was generated by two, short, poster presentations

Newsletter Public Health

Alcohol & mortality

August 28, 2023September 19, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments Alcohol, member

Executive summary * This week’s note is about something I don’t like the taste of – alcohol. * A large

Mental Health Newsletter Other Diets & Books

MIND diet & cognitive decline

August 21, 2023September 4, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments cognitive ability, DASH, member, mental health

Executive summary * The anacronym MIND stands for Mediterranean–DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. The diet is the fruit/veg/grain/legume, largely plant-based,

Macronutrients Newsletter

Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver

August 14, 2023September 4, 2023 Zoë 6 Comments liver, member, protein

Executive summary * This week’s paper is our first from Iran. It shouldn’t have got through peer review, but it

Diabetes Newsletter

Breakfast timing & risk of T2D

August 7, 2023September 4, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments breakfast, intermittent fasting, member, type 2 diabetes

Executive summary * A study generated headlines about the relationship between the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and intermittent

Heart Disease Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Keto-like diet & heart disease

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 Zoë 6 Comments keto diets, member

Executive summary * This post is unusually about a press release, which in turn was about a conference presentation. *

← Previous

LDL-C & heart disease – definitive proof?
The Rice Diet
Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia
Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ultra-processed food & health
Alcohol & mortality
MIND diet & cognitive decline
Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver
Breakfast timing & risk of T2D
Keto-like diet & heart disease
The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
The Basics of Nutrition – Minerals
The Basics of Nutrition – Vitamins
The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients
Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease

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