Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Cochrane review of low-carb diets

February 28, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments Cochrane, low carb diet, member

Executive summary * A 456 page Cochrane review has been published. It examined low-carbohydrate diets vs balanced-carbohydrate diets for reducing

Review of 2020

January 4, 2021August 21, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments anxiety, bone fractures, British Heart Foundation, calories, carnivore diet, Cochrane, coconut oil, conflicts of interest, COVID-19, dietary fat, dietary guidelines for americans, DiRECT, eatwell guide, familial hypercholesterolemia, fat shaming, HDL, high protein diets, inclisiran, intermittent fasting, keto diets, kidney disease, LDL, LDL-cholesterol, lockdowns, low carb, low fat, mortality, Obesity, PCSK9s, SACN, SAGE, saturated fat, social distancing, statins, time restricted eating, TMAO, type 2 diabetes, vegan diets, Veganuary, Virta, vitamin D

These are the topics that I covered in 2020: January Is veganuary healthy? Veganuary was launched in the UK in

Newsletter Public Health

Social distancing – the evidence

June 8, 2020June 14, 2020 Zoë 12 Comments Cochrane, COVID-19, social distancing

Executive summary * For the purposes of this note, social distancing means the instructions we are being given to stay

Macronutrients Newsletter Public Health

Cochrane saturated fat reviews

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Zoë 16 Comments Cochrane, dietary fat, heart disease, mortality, saturated fat

Executive summary * This week’s note examines the latest Cochrane report to be published on saturated fat and health outcomes

Newsletter Public Health

COVID-19 – do masks help?

April 1, 2020September 27, 2021 Zoë 23 Comments Cochrane, handwashing, masks, member

Executive summary * The official positions from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the

Academic Research Newsletter Public Health

The evidence for dietary fat guidelines

March 7, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Cochrane, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, epidemiology, member, PhD, randomised control trial

There was only one diet and health story for me last week. After starting a PhD in September 2012, I

Academic Research Sugar

Sugar the evidence

January 19, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 25 Comments addiction, cardiovascular disease, Cochrane, conflict of interest, fizzy drinks, Obesity, sugar, sugar sweetened, sugar the evidence, sweetener, tooth decay

Just as this page documents recent academic articles questioning current dietary advice, so this page documents recent academic articles about

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2015

December 31, 2015February 8, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments 3500 calorie theory, anorexia, breastfeeding, british nutrition foundation, Butter, cancer, Capetown LCHF conference, change4life, CHD, chocolate, Cholesterol, Coca-Cola, Cochrane, DAA, dementia, Diabetes, diet injections, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, dieting success, doctor in the house, exercise, food groups, georgia davis, healthy lifestyle, high protein diets, Horizon, HRT & CVD, jennifer elliott, katie hopkins, low fat vs low carb, meal frequency, menstruation, nuts, Obesity, orthorexia, pain, pleasure, polypharmacy, portion sizes, pregnancy, prozac, SACN carbohydrates report, saturated fat, south african dietary guidelines, statins, sugar in fruit, sugary drinks, takeaways & obesity, vitamin D

These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January Katie Hopkins: My Fat Story. Controversial British

Academic Research Heart Disease Medications Newsletter Women's Health

HRT & CVD: Cochrane Study

March 16, 2015October 20, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cochrane, heart disease, hormones, HRT, member, mortality

On Tuesday 10th March 2015 a Cochrane study was published entitled “Hormone therapy for preventing [HRT] cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal

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