Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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lipoproteins

Cholesterol Newsletter 

Lowering LDL

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Zoë 10 Comments Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, lipoproteins, member, statins, VLDL

On 10th November, 2018, the American Heart Association (AHA) published new cholesterol guidelines (Ref 1). The document is on open

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Cholesterol 

Cholesterol – what does the blood cholesterol test actually measure?

August 6, 2012July 25, 2016 Zoë 120 Comments bad cholesterol, blood cholesterol test, Cholesterol, cholesterol conversion, chylomicrons, good cholesterol, HDL, IDL, LDL, lipoproteins, mg/dl, mmol/l, triglyceride, VLDL

This post is dedicated to Mat Cooke who asked a great question! Cholesterol targets for USA, Australia and UK The

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Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease 

We die instantly without cholesterol so why do we try to stop the body making it?

May 8, 2012October 18, 2018 Zoë 24 Comments bad cholesterol, good cholesterol, HDL, LDL, lipoproteins

On May 8th 2012, we woke up to the headline:”Shot in the arm for fight against heart attacks: The fortnightly

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  • Sarcopenia & diet
  • Eating late & cardiac risk
  • The power of Continuous Glucose Monitors
  • Progress since the last World Diabetes Day
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  • How to assess evidence in nutrition
  • Can vitamin C help Type 2 Diabetes?
  • Meat guidelines – the evidence
  • Dairy & disease – revisiting the evidence
  • Is being vegetarian protected in employment law?
  • Is lack of sleep making us fat?
  • Teen goes blind on junk food diet
  • Plant based diet propaganda – Part 2
  • Plant based diet propaganda

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