Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
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Energy balance vs carbohydrate insulin model of obesity – Part 1

August 15, 2022August 14, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments member

Executive Summary * The standard explanation for obesity is that there is an energy imbalance. Both as individuals and populations,

Cancer Newsletter

Fats & Bladder cancer

August 8, 2022August 7, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments member

Executive Summary * This week’s note looks at a paper which examined the association between dietary fat intake (all fats,

Diabetes Newsletter

Keto vs Mediterranean diet for T2D

August 1, 2022July 31, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments member

Executive Summary * This week’s note looks at something rare in the field of nutrition – a randomised controlled trial

Cholesterol Newsletter

Eggs, cholesterol & mortality

July 25, 2022July 24, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, eggs, member

Executive Summary * The paper being reviewed this week claimed that dietary cholesterol and egg intake are associated with higher

Food Companies Newsletter

Kellogg’s, milk & sugar

July 18, 2022July 17, 2022 Zoë 3 Comments member

Executive Summary * In an effort to address general, and specifically childhood, obesity, the government in England has proposed restrictions

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Reflections on The Great Plant-Based Con

July 11, 2022July 18, 2022 Zoë 10 Comments conflicts of interest, member, Vegan

I was chatting to someone at the May 2022 Public Health Collaboration conference (after I had done my “Should we

Cholesterol Newsletter

Is HDL-cholesterol bad?

June 27, 2022July 18, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, HDL, heart disease, member

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a paper, which found that very high HDL-cholesterol levels are associated with higher

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Should we be vegan?

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Zoë 14 Comments member, Vegan

Executive summary * This note summarises the history of the Public Health Collaboration conferences since the first one was held

Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Time restricted eating & weight loss

June 13, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 6 Comments intermittent fasting, member, time restricted eating, weight loss

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a randomised controlled trial, which assessed whether calorie restriction with time-restricted eating was

Cancer Newsletter Sugar

Sweeteners & cancer

June 6, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 1 Comment cancer, member, sweeteners

Executive summary * This week’s paper is the latest output from the French NutriNet-Santé population study. This study started in

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