Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Macronutrients Newsletter

Why eat carbohydrate?

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 Zoë 20 Comments carbohydrate, member

Executive summary * This note summarises what carbohydrates are, from fructose to fibre. * It briefly looks at the role

Newsletter Public Health

Weight gain during lockdown

May 9, 2022May 7, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments member

Executive summary * This note undertook a systematic search of the literature on the subject of weight gain during lockdown.

Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & Saturated fat

April 25, 2022April 24, 2022 Zoë 11 Comments member

Executive summary * It is generally believed that meat is "full of saturated fat." * This note presents four facts

Heart Disease Newsletter

Fiber, CVD & inflammation

April 18, 2022April 17, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments member

Executive summary * This week’s note reviews a paper about fiber (total, cereal, vegetable and fruit fiber) and cardiovascular disease

Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods

Avocados & heart disease

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Zoë 4 Comments avocados, heart disease, member

Executive summary * This week’s academic paper generated global news coverage. The headlines were "An avocado a week can cut

Newsletter Red Meat

Meat & Life Expectancy

April 4, 2022April 11, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments meat, member, mortality

Executive summary * A paper has been published, which examined meat intake and life expectancy at a global level. It

Men's Health Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone

March 28, 2022March 27, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments member

Executive summary * A systematic review (look at all evidence) and meta-analysis (pool it together to see the overall effect)

Newsletter Specific Foods

Legumes – optimal intake

March 21, 2022March 27, 2022 Zoë 3 Comments member

Executive summary * Legumes are increasingly being promoted as the food group we should be consuming instead of animal foods.

Dairy Newsletter Red Meat

Will cutting meat & dairy make you live longer?

March 14, 2022March 13, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments member

Executive summary * A paper was published which generated the headline “Cutting down meat and dairy could help you live

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Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Cochrane review of low-carb diets

February 28, 2022February 27, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments member

Executive summary * A 456 page Cochrane review has been published. It examined low-carbohydrate diets vs balanced-carbohydrate diets for reducing

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Why eat carbohydrate?
Weight gain during lockdown
A new look at statins, LDL-Cholesterol & CVD
Meat & Saturated fat
Fiber, CVD & inflammation
Avocados & heart disease
Meat & Life Expectancy
Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone
Legumes – optimal intake
Will cutting meat & dairy make you live longer?
Global Burden of Disease
Cochrane review of low-carb diets
JCVI conflicts of interest
An insulin index of food
Metabolism, dieting & reaching goal weight

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