Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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The 500th Monday note!

October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 Zoë 6 Comments animal protein, calorie theory, cancer, Cholesterol, COVID-19, five-a-day, red meat, statins

Introduction This is the 500th Monday note! They started in January 2011 in our online club www.theharcombedietclub.com and then became

Cholesterol Newsletter

Statins in the over 75s

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Zoë 6 Comments Cholesterol, meta-analysis, observational study, statins

Executive Summary * Headlines in July 2020 reported that “A study of over-75s found that those taking statins were 25

Newsletter Public Health

The risk of CVD over the next 10 years

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Zoë 8 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, HDL, member, risk factors

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction While the world continues to focus on one disease, it is

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

Inclisiran – new ‘cholesterol-busting jab’

January 27, 2020August 26, 2020 Zoë 5 Comments Cholesterol, Evolocumab, inclisiran, member, PCSK9 inhibitors, repatha

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction This is the third note in a row about cholesterol, but

Cholesterol Newsletter

LDL-Cholesterol targets following ischemic stroke

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, clinical trials, LDL-cholesterol, member, stroke

Executive summary * A study was published in the NEMJ in January 2020. It reported on a clinical trial where

Cholesterol Newsletter

Higher LDL-cholesterol & lower mortality

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Zoë 17 Comments Cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, member, mortality

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Many thanks to Dr Malcolm Kendrick for this week’s topic. Malcolm

Review of 2019

December 30, 2019December 28, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments bowel cancer, carb loading, Children, Cholesterol, continuous glucose monitors, dairy, Diabetes, EAT Lancet, eggs, evidence, fiber, heart disease, HRT, intermittent fasting, low carb & mortality, low carb denver, national food strategy, non-HDL cholesterol, PHC conference, plant based diets, prebiotcs, probiotics, red meat, saturated fat, statins, US dietitians, vegan diets, white meat, world diabetes day

The following review of the year captures the 52 articles/topics that I have researched and written about during 2019: January

white meat as bad as red meat www.zoeharcombe.com

Newsletter Red Meat

“White meat as bad as red meat for cholesterol”

June 10, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, heart disease, member, plant sterols, red meat

Introduction I spotted this week’s story on twitter. A couple of plant-diet advocates were tweeting that white meat is as

Diabetes Newsletter Whole Grains

Does skipping breakfast increase the risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

February 18, 2019February 17, 2019 Zoë 9 Comments breakfast, Cholesterol, epidemiology, member, type 2 diabetes

Introduction One of my lovely supporters, Andrew Martin, sent me a study from November 2018 which I missed (Ref 1).

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2018

December 31, 2018December 30, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments 3500 calorie theory, BMJ, Butter, cancer, carbohydrates, cereals, Cholesterol, CVD, dietary guidelines, eatwell guide, fiber, fibre, Gary Taubes, heme iron, HPCSA, LCHF, LDL, low carb diet, mortality, motivation, plant sterols, processed food, Professor Tim Noakes, protein, red meat, SACN, saturated fat, statins, type 2 diabetes, Vegan, vitamin D, weight gain, whole grains

A year ago, a review was published called “21st century science overload“. It reported that 2009 was the year when

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