Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Macronutrients Newsletter Public Health 

Low carb diets could shorten life (really?!)

August 23, 2018September 4, 2018 Zoë 39 Comments association, carbohydrates, causation, epidemiology, Harvard, meta-analysis, relative risk

The BBC headline was ”Low-carb diets could shorten life, study suggests” (Ref 1). In the US, CNN went with “Low

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Academic Research Cancer Other Foods 

Two peaches lower the risk of breast cancer by 41%? Puh-lease!

September 4, 2014October 18, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments absolute risk, association, blueberries, breast cancer, causation, epidemiology, fruit, nurses health study, peaches, relative risk

I was on the circulation list for a recent email entitled “Breast cancer: 2 peaches/week 41% lower risk”. The email

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Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Obesity 

Cancer & Obesity – the real story

August 18, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments association, breast cancer, cancer, member, Obesity, prostate cancer

The story I was driving to the Celtic Manor for a swim on Thursday morning when Radio 4’s Today Programme

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Academic Research Fruit Newsletter Public Health 

Five a day is enough? Enough of the myth anyway

August 4, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments association, EPIC study, epidemiology, five-a-day, member, mortality

No apologies for returning to the five a day topic. For as long as the powers-that-be keep extolling the virtues

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Academic Research Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter 

Saturated Fat has naff all to do with heart disease

March 24, 2014July 31, 2016 Zoë 1 Comment association, heart disease, member, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, trans fats

That was almost the headline on Tuesday 18th March 2014. The Telegraph went with “No link found between saturated fat

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Macronutrients Videos 

Saturated fat vs unsaturated fat

October 18, 2009October 18, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments association, causation, Cholesterol, fat, saturated fat

You’d be suprised; Olive oil has more saturated fat than a fatty pork chop. Download Real food vs Processed vs

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