Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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LDL-cholesterol

Cholesterol Newsletter Public Health

Rebutting the cholesterol hypothesis

June 28, 2021November 8, 2021 Zoë 10 Comments Cholesterol, heart disease, LDL, LDL-cholesterol, member

Executive summary * This note suggests a rapid rebuttal to the cholesterol hypothesis. * To get there, it goes through

Review of 2020

January 4, 2021August 21, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments anxiety, bone fractures, British Heart Foundation, calories, carnivore diet, Cochrane, coconut oil, conflicts of interest, COVID-19, dietary fat, dietary guidelines for americans, DiRECT, eatwell guide, familial hypercholesterolemia, fat shaming, HDL, high protein diets, inclisiran, intermittent fasting, keto diets, kidney disease, LDL, LDL-cholesterol, lockdowns, low carb, low fat, mortality, Obesity, PCSK9s, SACN, SAGE, saturated fat, social distancing, statins, time restricted eating, TMAO, type 2 diabetes, vegan diets, Veganuary, Virta, vitamin D

These are the topics that I covered in 2020: January Is veganuary healthy? Veganuary was launched in the UK in

Cholesterol Newsletter

Cholesterol & PCSK9s – the lower the better?

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Zoë 12 Comments LDL-cholesterol, member, meta-analysis, PCSK9 inhibitors

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction This week’s study was emailed to me by the senior author,

Newsletter Red Meat

Meat, plants & TMAO

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments LDL-cholesterol, meat, member, plant based diets, TMAO

Executive Summary * A study has just been published with findings from a crossover trial where 36 participants consumed plant-based

Cholesterol Newsletter

Coconut oil, olive oil, butter & LDL-cholesterol

April 27, 2020May 25, 2021 Zoë 6 Comments "Trust me I'm a doctor", Butter, coconut oil, LDL-cholesterol, member, olive oil

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at a classic paper from 2018 in an attempt to see if saturated

Cholesterol Newsletter

LDL-Cholesterol targets following ischemic stroke

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, clinical trials, LDL-cholesterol, member, stroke

Executive summary * A study was published in the NEMJ in January 2020. It reported on a clinical trial where

Cholesterol Newsletter

Higher LDL-cholesterol & lower mortality

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Zoë 19 Comments Cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, member, mortality

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Many thanks to Dr Malcolm Kendrick for this week’s topic. Malcolm

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