Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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COVID-19

Exercise Newsletter

Does exercise improve the effectiveness of COVID vaccination?

January 30, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 1 Comment COVID-19, exercise, member

Executive summary * A study was conducted in South Africa to test the hypothesis that exercise improves the effectiveness of

Newsletter Public Health

Does not having a COVID jab increase your risk of a traffic crash?

January 9, 2023February 26, 2023 Zoë 8 Comments COVID-19, member

Executive summary * A novel paper generated news headlines in December 2022. It tried to evaluate if COVID vaccination was

Newsletter Public Health

Weight gain during lockdown

May 9, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments COVID-19, lockdowns, member, weight gain

Executive summary * This note undertook a systematic search of the literature on the subject of weight gain during lockdown.

Conflicts of Interest Medications

JCVI conflicts of interest

February 17, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 9 Comments conflicts of interest, COVID-19, JCVI

Executive summary * On February 16th, 2022, the UK Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued a statement to

Review of 2021

January 3, 2022January 1, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments anorexia, aspirin, bariatric surgery, cancer, carbohydrate insulin model of obesity, chocolate, Cholesterol, Christmas weight gain, cognitive ability, COVID-19, dietary guidelines for americans, DIETFITS, efficacy, fat but fit, five-a-day, Food Compass, heart disease, inclisiran, keto diet, LCHF, LCHP, low carb diet, meat, men & women & dieting, mortality, national food strategy, NICE, NNT, nocebo effect, nuts, plant based diets, SACN, semaglutide, statins, supplements, Transmission of COVID-19, type 2 diabetes, vasectomies, vegetarian, vitamin D, weight loss, weight set point, Zoe app

These are the topics that I covered in 2021: January Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Mental Health Newsletter

COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale

November 22, 2021November 29, 2021 Zoë 6 Comments anxiety, COVID-19, mental health

Executive summary * COVID-19 brought profound changes to the way we live. There has been a significant increase in the

Newsletter Public Health

The Zoe app, Covid-19 & supplements

October 4, 2021October 31, 2021 Zoë 8 Comments COVID-19, member, omega 3, vitamin D, vitamins, zinc

Executive summary * The Zoe app, as it has become known, was developed by Professor Tim Spector (Kings College London)

Newsletter Public Health Red Meat

Plant-based diets & COVID-19

June 14, 2021September 3, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments COVID-19, epidemiology, high protein diet, low carb diet, plant based diets

Executive Summary (I had a rapid response published on this). * A paper was published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention &

Newsletter Public Health

Transmission of Covid-19 post vaccination

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Zoë 16 Comments COVID-19, public health

Executive Summary * A paper published in the BMJ in October 2020 reported that none of the Covid-19 vaccine trials

Newsletter Public Health

NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19

February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 Zoë 32 Comments COVID-19, NICE, vitamin D

Executive Summary * The UK National Institute for Care & Health Excellence (NICE) undertook a rapid review of vitamin D

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MIND diet & cognitive decline
Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver
Breakfast timing & risk of T2D
Keto-like diet & heart disease
The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
The Basics of Nutrition – Minerals
The Basics of Nutrition – Vitamins
The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients
Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease

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