Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Is lack of sleep making us fat?

September 16, 2019September 23, 2019 Zoë 4 Comments cortisol, hormones, insulin, light, member, sleep

At the end of August 2019, I spotted the following tweet from a doctor: “Was thinking about less acute stress

Cancer Medications Newsletter Women's Health

HRT & Breast Cancer

August 29, 2016October 20, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, hormones, HRT, member, small group issue

On 22nd August 2016, women woke up to the headline: “British study finds risk of breast cancer nearly tripled by

Academic Research Heart Disease Medications Newsletter Women's Health

HRT & CVD: Cochrane Study

March 16, 2015October 20, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cochrane, heart disease, hormones, HRT, member, mortality

On Tuesday 10th March 2015 a Cochrane study was published entitled “Hormone therapy for preventing [HRT] cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal

Conflicts of Interest Diabetes Newsletter Other Diets & Books Surgery & Meds

And now for diet injections

January 26, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 1 Comment blood glucose, BMI, conflict of interest, glucose, hormones, medications, member, weight loss

Saturday’s Daily Mail had a front page advert for a Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk. It wasn’t an advert placed

Medications Newsletter Sugar Women's Health

The Pill, Sugar and Scary Headlines

February 10, 2014July 31, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments blood clots, european medicines agency, hormones, medications, member, oestrogen, sugar, the pill

I hope you enjoyed the mid week dissection of the low fat dairy and diabetes headlines. I was genuinely shocked

Newsletter Women's Health

Lentils, fertility and the menopause

June 17, 2013August 3, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments fertility, hormones, member, menopause, oestrogen, plant sterols, progesterone

The inspiration for this week’s diet and health article is a small snippet from Tuesday’s Daily Mail. Tuesday has the

Obesity Special Reports Women's Health

Poly Cystic Ovaries, PCOS, Hormones & Weight

February 5, 2012November 17, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments hormones, insulin, oestrogen, PCOS

Some years ago, in a swimming pool in Malta of all places, I was having a conversation with an attractive

Other Diets & Books

Should a diet advisor be slim?

January 6, 2010July 1, 2016 Zoë 12 Comments carbohydrates, fat, hormones, insulin, overweight, steroids, thyroid

When Atkins slipped on the ice and fell, there were more media comments about allegations that he was very overweight

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LCHF vs HCLF for athletic performance
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DASH vs American diet
Plant based diets & bowel cancer

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