Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Newsletter Sugar 

Is saturated fat worse than sugar?

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

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

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

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

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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, member

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

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Calories Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health 

Does alcohol make us gain weight?

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

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

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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

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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

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Diabetes 

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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Medications Surgery & Meds 

Diet Pills – Part 2 – Carb blockers

February 11, 2010August 2, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments carb blockers, carbohydrates, DEcarb, diet pills, insulin

I’m going to do a series of short blogs on different diet pills and what they claim to do. They

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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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More Articles

  • Semaglutide & weight loss
  • NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19
  • The ‘Fat but fit’ debate
  • Type 2 diabetes & diet – how low should low carb be?
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  • Men & women & dieting
  • Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025
  • Review of 2020
  • ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – The Lancet Papers
  • The impact of a 10% limit on saturated fat
  • The Case For Keto
  • Vegans & bone fractures
  • Eggs, diabetes and Chinese adults
  • Essay on The Obesity Epidemic

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