Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Heart Disease Newsletter

Fiber, CVD & inflammation

April 18, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments cardiovascular disease, fiber, fibre, inflammation, member

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a paper about fiber (total, cereal, vegetable and fruit fiber) and cardiovascular disease

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Mental Health Newsletter Other Foods

Prebiotics, Probiotics & Anxiety

June 3, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments fiber, fibre, member, prebiotic, probiotic

Introduction On 25th May, I spotted a small item in the newspaper with the headline “Veg gives a bellyful of

Newsletter Whole Grains

Does low carb mean low fiber?

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments fiber, fibre, legumes, low carb diet, member, whole grains

The Lancet study, which was published on January 10th 2019, was presented as such a definitive nail in the coffin

Men's Health Newsletter Whole Grains Women's Health

Why do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Zoë 7 Comments epidemiology, fiber, fibre, food groups, member, whole grains

Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2018

December 31, 2018December 30, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments 3500 calorie theory, BMJ, Butter, cancer, carbohydrates, cereals, Cholesterol, CVD, dietary guidelines, eatwell guide, fiber, fibre, Gary Taubes, heme iron, HPCSA, LCHF, LDL, low carb diet, mortality, motivation, plant sterols, processed food, Professor Tim Noakes, protein, red meat, SACN, saturated fat, statins, type 2 diabetes, Vegan, vitamin D, weight gain, whole grains

A year ago, a review was published called “21st century science overload“. It reported that 2009 was the year when

Cholesterol Newsletter Whole Grains

Fiber: a plausible mechanism?

October 29, 2018January 21, 2019 Zoë 12 Comments dietary guidelines, fiber, fibre, member

Last week we looked at: what fiber is (indigestible carbohydrate); our requirement for fiber (none); the recommendations for fiber intake

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter Whole Grains

Fiber: An umbrella review

October 22, 2018February 14, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments dietary guidelines, fiber, fibre, member

This week’s paper under review was published in March 2018. It was sent to me by someone curious to see

Diabetes Heart Disease Newsletter Whole Grains

Increasing Australia’s grain fibre intake could save the economy $3.3 billion a year

December 4, 2017October 12, 2018 Zoë 6 Comments cardiovascular disease, cereals, fibre, member, type 2 diabetes

We’ve got a corker to dissect this week. The title of this note was the verbatim title of a press

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods Whole Grains

Replacing, not lowering, cholesterol would be more accurate

May 26, 2014July 25, 2016 Zoë 23 Comments CHD, Cholesterol, cholesterol lowering, CVD, fibre, heart disease, oats, phytosterols, stanols, sterols

You Magazine, Mail on Sunday (18 & 25/5/14), featured a new book by Ian Marber and Dr Laura Corr, with

Cancer Fruit Media Watch

An apple a day does (not) keep the doctor away – more bad science

April 29, 2012August 21, 2016 Zoë 12 Comments 5-a-day, apples, bowel cancer, cancer, dietary fat, essential fats, fat soluble vitamins, fibre, five-a-day, heart disease, red meat

I love the Mail! I would have a fraction of the diet and obesity stories to comment on that I

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