Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Calories Exercise Newsletter

Why we can’t outrun a bad diet

October 23, 2017June 3, 2020 Zoë 4 Comments calories, energy balance, exercise, member, thermodynamics

There’s been a recent twitter debate about diet vs. exercise in weight loss. One side has the view “You can’t

Exercise Newsletter

Sedentary behaviour

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 Zoë 8 Comments exercise, member, Public Health England

Humans beings have survived thus far because we have managed to acquire at least as much energy as we have

Exercise Mental Health Newsletter

Running on fat (1700km in 26 days!)

May 29, 2017July 29, 2020 Zoë 3 Comments exercise, LCHF, member

It’s a personal one this week. My husband is called Andy. Andy’s brother is called James. James’ running mate is

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2016

December 31, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments biggest loser, blood glucose, blood pressure, BMI, calories, childhood obesity, Children, dietary guidelines, dieting, eatwell guide, exercise, familial hypercholesterolemia, food labels, heart disease, HPCSA, HRT & Breast cancer, Mediterranean diet, New Year Resolutions, Obesity, painkillers, PCSK9s, Professor Tim Noakes, Public Health Collaboration, red meat, SPRINT, statins, sugar, types of fat, UK diet, Vegan, vitamin D, weight loss, whole grains, World Milk Day

These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January New Year Resolutions – how to be the

Exercise Heart Disease Newsletter Obesity

Heart Disease: genes vs. lifestyle

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments epidemiology, exercise, healthy diet, heart disease, member, Obesity, smoking

Many thanks to Jerome Burne for alerting me to this one. Jerome sent me a paper to take a look

Academic Research Calories Exercise Newsletter Obesity

‘Fitbits’ won’t make you slim, but nor will low-cal diets

September 26, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments calories, dieting, exercise, member, weight watchers

A really interesting study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on September 20th 2016. It was

Academic Research Cancer Diabetes Exercise Heart Disease

Exercise: Is a lot more a lot better?

August 22, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments breast cancer, carbohydrate, colon cancer, Diabetes, exercise, heart disease, strokes

Introduction A study was published in the BMJ on 9th August 2016. The study was called “Physical activity and risk of

Children's Health Exercise Newsletter Obesity Public Health

UK Childhood Obesity ‘Strategy’

August 22, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 1 Comment childhood obesity, children's food campaign, exercise, Obesity

On 18th August 2016 a long awaited childhood obesity strategy was published by the UK government. The report can be

Diabetes Media Watch Men's Health Newsletter Public Health

Fixing Dad

August 1, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Diabetes, dietary guidelines, exercise, member, motivation

Andy and I have a rating system for films/programmes: the three Es. If something Entertains; Educates and Emotionally stimulates, it

Cholesterol Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

The computer says “take statins”!

May 16, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë conflict of interest, death rates, exercise, member, QRISK2, smoking, statins

The shock story of last week broke on 11th May (2016). The UK GP magazine, Pulse, reported that The Medicines

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