Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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low fat diet

Macronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Should Low Carb be High Fat or High Protein?

April 26, 2021August 14, 2022 Zoë 19 Comments high protein diet, low carb diet, low fat diet, member

Executive Summary * This week’s note asks the question should low carb be high fat or high protein? * Protein

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

DIETFITS – who did best?

March 8, 2021May 6, 2021 Zoë 4 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, low fat vs low carb, member

Executive Summary * A Monday note in January reviewed the latest paper from the DIETFITS study. This study randomised 609

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Diabetes Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Type 2 diabetes & diet – how low should low carb be?

February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, low fat vs low carb, member, type 2 diabetes

Executive summary * A study was published in the BMJ in mid-January 2021. It was a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Diet & Weight Newsletter 

Men & women & dieting

January 25, 2021January 29, 2021 Zoë 8 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, member, Obesity, weight loss

Executive summary * An article was published from the US DIETFITS study. This study randomised 609 men and women to

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Calories Macronutrients Newsletter 

Animal Based Low Carb vs Plant Based Low Fat Diets

May 25, 2020March 23, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, member

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction There’s been quite a lot of chatter online about this week’s

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Newsletter Public Health 

The healthy low carb vs low fat study

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, member, mortality

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Many thanks to Annemarie Hogenbirk, who is a registered clinical nutritionist

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Newsletter Women's Health 

Low fat diet & breast cancer

May 27, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments low fat diet, member, menopause, women's health

Introduction I had just arrived in south west Scotland, for an ethical farming conference, when a couple of emails arrived.

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Newsletter Obesity 

Gary Taubes in London

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Zoë 6 Comments calorie formula, calorie theory, low carb diet, low fat diet, member, Obesity

Gary Taubes (GT) has been in London, over the weekend of 17-18 March 2018, doing a marathon six hour presentation

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Low carb vs low fat

February 26, 2018April 7, 2018 Zoë 8 Comments 3500 calorie theory, 3500 formula, calories, low carb diet, low fat diet, low fat vs low carb, member, weight loss

I received so many emails about one study over the past few days that there can only be one topic

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Academic Research Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Low fat diets – better than nothing?

November 2, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments low fat diet, member, randomised control trial, weight loss

The World Health Organisation (WHO), meat and cancer was today’s note, issued early because it was so topical. I’m delighted

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