Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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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

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

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

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

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

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

More Articles

Anorexia – in memory of Nikki Grahame
Meat & disease – again!
Risk factors for women & heart disease
Do we need to pay people to lose weight?
The evidence behind five-a-day
How much fruit & veg is optimal?
DIETFITS – who did best?
Semaglutide & weight loss
NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19
The ‘Fat but fit’ debate
Type 2 diabetes & diet – how low should low carb be?
Nuts & cognitive ability
Men & women & dieting
Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025

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