Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Newsletter Public Health

Social distancing – the evidence

June 8, 2020June 14, 2020 Zoë 9 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 14 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, 2020April 1, 2020 Zoë 15 Comments Cochrane, COVID-19, handwashing, masks

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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COVID-19 – deaths & excess deaths
The risk of CVD over the next 10 years
Making value judgments about life and death
Social distancing – the evidence
Cochrane saturated fat reviews
Animal Based Low Carb vs Plant Based Low Fat Diets
Dietary Fat & Mortality
Fat shaming or life saving
COVID-19 & Vitamin D
Coconut oil, olive oil, butter & LDL-cholesterol
COVID-19 Risk factors
SACN consultation on lowER carb diets & T2D
COVID-19 tests
COVID-19 – do masks help?
Anxiety and The Power of Now

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