insulin – Zoë Harcombe

Review of 2022

January 2, 2023January 1, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments American diet, avocados, beyond burgers, cancer, carbohydrate, carbohydrate insulin model of obesity, carnivore diet, Cholesterol, coffee, Conficts of interest, CVD, dairy, dementia, depression, diet tips, eggs, energy balance model of obesity, environment, exercise, fiber, global burden of disease, goal weight, HDL-cholesterol, heart disease, high intensity interval training, inflammation, insulin, intermittent fasting, JCVI, kellogg's, keto diet, LDL-cholesterol, lean mass hyper responders, legumes, life expectancy, lockdowns, low carb diets, meat, Mediterranean diet, metabolism, mortality, nudge, protein, sarcopenia, saturated fat, serotonin, statins, sweeteners, time restricted eating, type 2 diabetes, Vegan

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off with a review of last year. As many people think about diet at this

Academic Research Newsletter

An insulin index of food

February 14, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 13 Comments carbohydrate, fat, insulin, protein

Executive summary * The Holt et al classic paper, published in 1997, reviewed the insulin (and glucose) responses of 38

Calories Newsletter

The Carbohydrate Insulin Model of Obesity

September 20, 2021September 28, 2021 Zoë 9 Comments calorie theory, carbohydrates, glycemic index, insulin, Obesity

Executive summary * A perspective paper has just been published on the subject of the carbohydrate insulin model (CIM) of

Newsletter Sugar

Is saturated fat worse than sugar?

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments glucose, IHTAG, insulin, saturated fat, sugar

Executive Summary * A paper was published in Diabetes Care in May 2020 called “Intrahepatic fat and postprandial glycemia increase

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Is lack of sleep making us fat?

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

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

Children's Health Diabetes Newsletter Obesity

How can a 3 year old have a lifestyle condition?

September 21, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments "Trust me I'm a doctor", carbohydrates, childhood obesity, Diabetes, insulin, lifestyle

I remember attending an obesity conference in Liverpool in 2009 arranged by the Association for the Study of Obesity. One

Calories Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health

Does alcohol make us gain weight?

December 2, 2013August 3, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Alcohol, glucagon, insulin, whole grains

We were approached earlier this year by a Science journalist writing a book about the evidence for and against alcohol.

Calories Media Watch Other Foods

How calorie counting makes you fat

February 17, 2012July 31, 2016 Zoë 10 Comments calorie counting, how to lose weight, insulin, triglyceride

On Feb 16 2012, there was a new item in the Daily Mail Femail section. They often do these little

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

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.

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