Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Conflicts of Interest Food Companies Newsletter Public Health

Eatwell Guide – conflicts of interest

March 20, 2016April 25, 2022 Zoë 26 Comments conflict of interest, eatbadly guide, eatbadly plate, eatwell guide, eatwell plate, Public Health England

The new ‘eatwell’ guide, no longer a plate, was issued on March 16th 2016. This is my view of that

Calories Conflicts of Interest Newsletter Public Health

Eatwell Guide

March 17, 2016July 8, 2018 Zoë 48 Comments eatbadly plate, eatwell guide, eatwell plate, Public Health England

The origin of the ‘eatwell’ plate (Throughout this post, the plate/guide will either be called ‘eatwell’ in inverted commas, to

Children's Health Newsletter Obesity

BMI – from adults to children

February 15, 2016September 4, 2019 Zoë 0 Comments BMI, Children, eatbadly plate, National Child Measurement Programme

Body Mass Index (BMI) has been in the news recently. I’ve picked out two stories from the past fortnight on

Diabetes Public Health

Diet advice for diabetics

November 14, 2015July 31, 2016 Zoë 46 Comments Diabetes, dietary guidelines, eat real food, eatbadly plate, eatwell plate, food groups, fructose, fruit, glucose, low carb diet, sugar, world diabetes day

Nina Teicholz shared an interesting anecdote with me recently. She had watched a public meeting where a senior figure involved

Children's Health Conflicts of Interest Food Companies Newsletter Sugar

The British Nutrition Foundation, Food Giants and our Children

June 1, 2015July 25, 2016 Zoë 47 Comments BNF, british nutrition foundation, Coca-Cola, eat real food, eatbadly plate, eatwell plate, fake food, fruit, school curriculum, school nutrition advice, starchy foods

We had dinner with friends recently – the proud parents of 11 and 13 year old boys. Mum could not

Macronutrients Micronutrients Public Health

Food Groups

May 31, 2015August 21, 2016 Zoë 12 Comments beans, dairy, eat real food, eatbadly plate, eatwell plate, eggs, fish, food group classification, food groups, fruit, grains, legumes, meat, my plate, nuts, pulses, seeds, vegetables

There must be something about the number five and public health dietary advice. First the myth of five-a-day, then five

Calories Newsletter Obesity Public Health

NHS England: CEO Simon Stevens is right and wrong

October 27, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments eat less do more, eatbadly plate, member, NHS, Obesity, public health

This time last year, Simon Stevens was appointed Chief Executive of NHS England. His tenure started on 1st April 2014.

Newsletter Other Diets & Books Other Foods Public Health

New standards for hospital food, but will they make any difference?

September 1, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments dietary guidelines, eatbadly plate, hospital food, member, NHS

We had just landed back at Bristol on Friday morning when Sky news called to ask if I would be

Macronutrients Media Watch Micronutrients Newsletter Public Health

Removing cola from the eatbadly plate does not make it eatwell!

April 21, 2014August 2, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Balance of good health plate, carbohydrates, Coca-Cola, eatbadly plate, eatwell plate, fat, food groups, member, starchy foods

I can claim to have inspired this week’s story, but certainly not the outcome. The newsletter of 5th January 2014

Calories Conferences Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter

What Dr Briffa and I got up to at the ION Conference

July 22, 2013October 18, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, eatbadly plate, LDL, member, statins, weight loss

I was delighted to be approached (a few months ago) to speak at a conference on obesity being arranged by

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