Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Newsletter Red Meat 

Meat, plants & TMAO

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Zoë 2 Comments LDL-cholesterol, meat, member, plant based diets, TMAO

Executive Summary * A study has just been published with findings from a crossover trial where 36 participants consumed plant-based

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Dairy Macronutrients Newsletter 

Time to rethink saturated fat?!

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Zoë 1 Comment dairy, meat, member, saturated fat

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We had the absolute delight of hosting Dr Peter Brukner and

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Food in the Canary Islands

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments canary islands, cheese, fish, meat, member, Obesity

A few years ago we fell in love with the Canary Islands. There are seven islands – in order or

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Calories Newsletter Other Diets & Books Public Health 

The UK diet – then and now

February 22, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments calories, Family Food Survey, meat, member, processed food, trends, what the UK eats

Last week’s papers were full of details about how the UK diet has changed over the years. The BBC covered

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Macronutrients Media Watch Micronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Portion sizes – by guesswork or by nutrients?

November 30, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments fish, meat, member, portion sizes, whole grains

The diet and health story that caught my eye last week was very visual. The Daily Mail’s “Good Health” had

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Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Public Health Red Meat 

World Health Organisation, meat & cancer

October 26, 2015July 25, 2016 Zoë 167 Comments bacon, bowel cancer, cancer, Coca-Cola, eat real food, essential fats, fake food, meat, processed meat, red meat, sausages, WHO, world health organisation

Today, 26th October 2015, the World Health Organisation declared the consumption of red meat as “probably carcinogenic to humans, based

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Dairy Fruit Newsletter Other Diets & Books Red Meat 

The Mediterranean Diet: What people really eat in the Med

August 31, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 1 Comment ancel keys, dairy, fish, meat, Mediterranean diet, member, processed food, sunshine, vitamin D

Back from holiday and it seems fitting to cover The Mediterranean Diet, as we’ve been indulging in it for the

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Macronutrients Micronutrients Public Health 

Food Groups

May 31, 2015August 21, 2016 Zoë 11 Comments beans, dairy, eat real food, eatbadly plate, eatwell plate, eggs, fish, food group classification, food groups, fruit, grains, legumes, meat, my plate, nuts, pulses, seeds, vegetables

There must be something about the number five and public health dietary advice. First the myth of five-a-day, then five

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Academic Research Cancer Heart Disease Macronutrients Men's Health Red Meat 

Animal protein as bad as smoking? Headlines based on 6 deaths!

March 11, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 20 Comments animal protein, cancer, cheese, CVD, heart deaths, meat, mortality, protein, recommended protein intake

A study was published on 4th March 2014 with a press release claiming “Meat and cheese may be as bad

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Academic Research Cancer Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter Red Meat 

Animal protein as bad as smoking?!

March 5, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 99 Comments animal protein, cancer, cheese, CVD, eat real food, essential fats, heart deaths, meat, mortality, protein, recommended protein intake

On March 4th 2014, articles started to appear on line. “Animal protein-rich diets could be as harmful to health as

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