Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Diabetes Newsletter 

Which diet is best for type 2 diabetes?

January 10, 2022January 13, 2022 Zoë 10 Comments diet, low calorie diet, low carb diet, member, type 2 diabetes

Executive summary * An umbrella review was published in November 2021. A meta-analysis pools together all studies on a particular

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Diabetes Newsletter 

Low calorie vs low carbohydrate for T2D remission (DiRECT vs Virta)

September 21, 2020October 5, 2020 Zoë 9 Comments low calorie diet, low carb diet, type 2 diabetes

Executive Summary * There are two dietary ways to put type 2 diabetes (T2D) into remission – transient very low

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Diabetes Newsletter 

Diet for Type 2 Diabetes (DiRECT) (Part 2)

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Zoë 8 Comments low calorie diet, low carb diet, member, type 2 diabetes

There has been much interest in the DiRECT diet – the low calorie intervention for putting type 2 diabetes (T2D)

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Diabetes Newsletter 

Diet for Type 2 Diabetes (DiRECT)

February 12, 2018September 2, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments low calorie diet, low carb diet, member, type 2 diabetes

Other than finding a cure for cancer, there is probably no greater prize in healthcare than curing Type 2 Diabetes.

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Weight loss correlates with low carb, not low calorie

August 4, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 11 Comments carbohydrates, fat, isocaloric diets, low calorie, low calorie diet, low carb, low carb diet

This is extracted from: “The Obesity Epidemic: What caused it? How can we stop it?” Marjorie R. Freedman, Janet King,

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WeightWatchers Rich Toffee Bars

July 29, 2013July 31, 2016 Andy 11 Comments cereal bars, humectant, low calorie diet, patsy kensit, polydextrose, processed food, soya, WeightWatchers Rich Toffee Bars

In November 2012 Patsy Kensit was revealed as a new promoter of WeightWatchers®. In the January 8th issue of OK

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  • A story about weight loss
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  • Does not having a COVID jab increase your risk of a traffic crash?
  • Review of 2022
  • Top tips for festive eating

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