Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Academic Research Public Health 

Letter to the Lancet re. EAT

March 7, 2019October 27, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments

On 17th January 2019, the EAT diet report was published in The Lancet (Ref 1). A couple of hours after

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Academic Research Conferences Newsletter Public Health 

Swiss Re & BMJ Nutrition Conference

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 Zoë 10 Comments cancer, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, Swiss Re

Food for Thought: The Science and politics of nutrition “There is no miracle diet, but there is a miracle meeting

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Conflicts of Interest Macronutrients 

Scientific Advisory Committee Nutrition (SACN) Declarations of Interest

June 14, 2018August 12, 2019 Zoë 5 Comments

At the BMJ/Swiss Re event today (14th June 2018), I was a panel member on one debate.  We were asked

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Conflicts of Interest Newsletter Public Health 

The HPCSA vs. Professor Noakes: Tim wins again!

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 Zoë 9 Comments HPCSA, Professor Tim Noakes, south africa, Twitter

Between the 21st and the 23rd February 2018, an appeal hearing was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The appellant was

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Calories Conferences Newsletter 

PHC Conference 2018

May 28, 2018June 3, 2020 Zoë 10 Comments calorie theory, energy balance, Professor Tim Noakes, Public Health Collaboration, type 2 diabetes

Dr Peter Brukner, former team doctor for the Australian cricket team, and Dr Karim Khan, editor of the British Journal

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Conflicts of Interest Obesity 

Britain needs to go on a diet says Public Health England

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Zoë 8 Comments 3500 calorie theory, calorie controlled diets, public health dietary advice, Public Health England

Back in October 2011, England announced a new obesity ‘strategy’. I blogged on it here. The three key proposals were:

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Macronutrients Research 

Protein – by Kevin Handreck

February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments protein. optimal protein intake

Introduction I have an email folder for people I’ve met on line and it’s full of characters who have contacted

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Academic Research Newsletter Women's Health 

Low carb diets & birth defects

February 1, 2018February 5, 2018 Zoë 15 Comments birth defects, low carb diet, neural tube defects, pregnancy

A study was published in the journal “Birth Defects Research” on 25th January 2018 (Ref 1). A press release accompanied

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Academic Research Heart Disease Newsletter 

The Seven Countries Study – Part 2

August 14, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 28 Comments ancel keys, john yudkin, saturated fat, seven countries study, the true health initiative, Vegan, vegetarian

Response to The True Health Initiative White Paper On 1st August 2017, a white paper was published called “Ancel Keys

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Academic Research Heart Disease Newsletter 

The Seven Countries Study – Part 1

August 6, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 29 Comments ancel keys, john yudkin, saturated fat, seven countries study, the true health initiative, Vegan, vegetarian

Response to The True Health Initiative White Paper On 1st August 2017, a ‘white paper’ was published called “Ancel Keys

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