Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
- Nutrition
  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
- Specific Foods
  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
  - Sugar
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Media Watch

Dolmio warnings: corporate responsibility or marketing genius?

April 18, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Dolmio, Mars, member, pasta sauces, ready meals

I used to work for Mars. I was not long out of university and it was a blue chip employer

Blood Pressure Conflicts of Interest Media Watch Newsletter

Lowering Blood Pressure & SPRINT

February 8, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 66 Comments blood pressure, generalisability, Inside Health, SPRINT

Imagine that a doctor said: “I’d like you to take this pill. It will reduce your risk of dying by

Macronutrients Media Watch Micronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Portion sizes – by guesswork or by nutrients?

November 30, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments fish, meat, member, portion sizes, whole grains

The diet and health story that caught my eye last week was very visual. The Daily Mail’s “Good Health” had

Diabetes Media Watch Men's Health Newsletter Obesity Women's Health

Two doctors in the house

November 23, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë bbc, Diabetes, dieting, member, menopause, Obesity

On Tuesday 17th November 2015, there was a programme on Channel 4 called “Doctor in your house”. The doctor was

Children's Health Media Watch Newsletter Obesity

How does a 6 year old become 8 stone?

November 9, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments childhood obesity, member, Obesity, portion sizes, processed food

During the October half term (2015) holidays, a mum appeared on breakfast TV’s “This Morning” show, under the name of

Calories Media Watch Newsletter

The real truth about calories

March 30, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments 3500 formula, calorie formula, calories, carbohydrates, dietary fat, member, thermodynamics

There’s a BBC 1 series going on at the moment: The truth about… The first episode was about sugar; the

Media Watch Motivation Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Horizon: What’s the right diet for you?

January 19, 2015February 8, 2018 Zoë 43 Comments 5-2 diet, burning fat, constant cravers, dieting, emotional eaters, feasters, Horizon, ketones, Obesity, weight loss

Last January Horizon had a diet programme. This January they had three – all on the same topic – the

Calories Media Watch Newsletter Obesity Other Diets & Books

Katie Hopkins: My Fat Story

January 5, 2015July 7, 2021 Zoë 27 Comments #myfatstory, calories, dieting, eat less do more, exercise, katie hopkins, my fat story, Obesity, reality TV, weight gain, weight loss

The starting aim and metrics “Katie Hopkins: My Fat story” was a programme aired in two parts on TLC on

Media Watch Newsletter Obesity Public Health

The European ruling on obesity and discrimination

December 18, 2014July 20, 2016 Zoë 11 Comments disability, discrimination, employment law, European ruling, Jääskinen judgement, Kaltoft, Obesity

The Denmark case In 2010, Karsten Kaltoft, a Danish childminder, brought an employment law case for unfair dismissal against his

Media Watch Newsletter

The ASA & trolls working together to censor progressive thinking

November 18, 2014July 12, 2018 Zoë 51 Comments advertising standards authority, ASA, bullying, CAP, censorship, The Codes for Advertising Practice, The Committees for Advertising Practice

If I told you that a private company had instructed me to remove this video, I would expect you to

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