Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Academic Research Sugar

Sugar the evidence

January 19, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 25 Comments addiction, cardiovascular disease, Cochrane, conflict of interest, fizzy drinks, Obesity, sugar, sugar sweetened, sugar the evidence, sweetener, tooth decay

Just as this page documents recent academic articles questioning current dietary advice, so this page documents recent academic articles about

Children's Health Newsletter Sugar Women's Health

Do sugary drinks cause menstruation to start earlier?

February 2, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments caffeine, fizzy drinks, member, milk, sugar

I have never had reason to write about the impact of sugary drinks on the age of menstruation – until

Children's Health Obesity Public Health

The medical profession’s prescription for the nation’s obesity crisis

February 18, 2013July 24, 2016 Zoë 15 Comments children's lunch menus, eat real food, fizzy drinks, medical profession, Obesity, salt, saturated fat, sugar, sugary drinks tax, The Academy of Royal Colleges

Back in April 2012, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges announced that they were launching a review into the UK

Conflicts of Interest Diabetes Other Diets & Books Public Health

Diabetes UK & Low Carb Diets – what is the official advice for diabetics?

May 27, 2012July 31, 2016 Zoë 22 Comments carbohydrates, conflict of interest, Diabetes UK, fizzy drinks, low carb diet, type 2 diabetes, weight loss

Introduction The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that there were 171 million diabetes sufferers worldwide before the end of the last

Children's Health Food Companies Obesity Sugar

Dr Aseem Malhotra rallies Jamie Oliver, Steven Gerrard, teachers & doctors to fight childhood obesity

May 7, 2012July 27, 2016 Zoë 6 Comments childhood obesity, Coca-Cola, cooking in school, essential fats, fizzy drinks, jamie oliver, mcdonalds, Obesity

Dr Aseem Malhotra, a cardiologist seeing the consequences of poor diet and obesity on a daily basis, has become a

Academic Research Cancer Heart Disease Red Meat

Red meat & mortality & the usual bad science

March 13, 2012October 18, 2018 Zoë 160 Comments essential fats, fizzy drinks, mortality, processed meat, red meat, red meat and cancer, red meat and dying, red meat and heart disease

The media lit up on the evening of Monday March 12th as a press release was issued about an article

24,000 diabetes deaths a year ‘could be avoided’

December 14, 2011August 21, 2016 Zoë 4 Comments Diabetes, diabetes medication, fizzy drinks, insulin, metformin, Obesity, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, weight gain, weight gain with medication

This news story broke on 14 December 2011. There are 2.3 million diabetics in the UK. The vast majority (c.

The White Paper on Public Health (Andrew Lansley)

November 30, 2010July 1, 2016 Zoë 9 Comments Andrew Lansley, Department of Health, fizzy drinks, Obesity, public health, Public Health England, white paper

The long awaited White Paper on public health has been published (30/11/2010). As someone working exclusively in the field of

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The Carnivore Diet & Micronutrients
The hierarchy of evidence
Statins in the over 75s
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020
Is saturated fat worse than sugar?

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