Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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macro nutrients

Macronutrients Newsletter 

The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients

July 3, 2023August 28, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments carbohydrates, macro nutrients

Introduction Food (noun): “Substance taken into body to maintain life and growth; nutriment” (Ref 1). In a world where food

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Newsletter Nutrition 

What should we eat?

August 2, 2021June 18, 2022 Zoë 10 Comments macro nutrients, micro nutrients, Obesity, weight loss

“This magical, marvellous food on our plate, this sustenance we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey.

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Macronutrients Micronutrients Red Meat Whole Grains 

The EAT Lancet diet is nutritionally deficient

January 17, 2019January 31, 2019 Zoë 57 Comments macro nutrients, micro nutrients, nutritional deficiency, red meat, the lancet, whole grains

A report was published in The Lancet on 17th January 2019. The report was commissioned by The Lancet. The report

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Micronutrients Newsletter Public Health 

What is a healthy diet?

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments DRI, macro nutrients, micro nutrients, minerals, RDA, vitamins

Last week’s note showed that the UK dietary advice is nutritionally deficient. The recommended diet is so low in fat

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Macronutrients Newsletter 

LCHF & butter

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Zoë 24 Comments Butter, carbohydrates, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, LCHF, macro nutrients, protein

I was interviewed for a couple of podcasts last week and the interviewers, the “Keto Dudes”, were particularly interested in

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