Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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epidemiology

Newsletter Nutrition Public Health Red Meat 

Global Burden of Disease

March 7, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments disease, epidemiology, meat

Executive summary * One of the most important challenges in the field of nutrition has been published in The Lancet.

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Macronutrients Newsletter Red Meat 

Saturated fat – a reprieve?

January 17, 2022January 23, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments EPIC, epidemiology, member, saturated fat

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at a recent paper, which concluded that "instead of only paying attention to

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Newsletter Red Meat 

Global meat trade & health

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments cancer, epidemiology, heart disease, mortality, red meat, type 2 diabetes

Executive summary * A study recently claimed that 5,000 people die each year because of trade of red and processed

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Macronutrients Newsletter Women's Health 

Australian women – carbs & fat

October 25, 2021November 8, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments carbohydrates, cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, epidemiology, member, mortality, saturated fat

Executive summary * A study of approximately 10,000 middle-aged Australian women examined the association between carbohydrate and saturated fat intake

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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 &

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Heart Disease Newsletter Red Meat 

Meat & disease – again!

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Zoë 2 Comments epidemiology, heart disease, member, red meat

Executive Summary * Yet another epidemiological paper has been published reporting associations between meat intake and different conditions. * This

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Fruit Newsletter Public Health 

How much fruit & veg is optimal?

March 15, 2021September 27, 2021 Zoë 11 Comments epidemiology, five-a-day, member, mortality

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction I am known for challenging a number of dietary beliefs –

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Newsletter Other Foods 

Nuts & cognitive ability

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments cognitive ability, epidemiology, member, nuts

Executive summary * A study was published which claimed that intake of nuts was inversely related to risk of cognitive

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Academic Research Newsletter 

The hierarchy of evidence

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments epidemiology, member, meta-analysis, observational study, randomised controlled trial, systematic review

Introduction Many thanks to Mike for suggesting this note. Mike wanted to understand more about the types of studies that

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Exercise Newsletter Red Meat 

Sarcopenia & diet

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments epidemiology, member, protein, red meat, sarcopenia

Executive summary Please login to view this content By the way Before I get to the subject of this week’s

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