Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Cholesterol Newsletter

Lowering LDL

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Zoë 13 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

Cholesterol – what does the blood cholesterol test actually measure?

August 6, 2012July 25, 2016 Zoë 122 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

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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