Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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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

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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

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Men's Health Newsletter Other Diets & Books 

Low-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone

March 28, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments cortisol, low carb diet, member, testosterone

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

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Newsletter Specific Foods 

Legumes – optimal intake

March 21, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 3 Comments legumes, member

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

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Dairy Newsletter Red Meat 

Will cutting meat & dairy make you live longer?

March 14, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 5 Comments dairy, longevity, meat, member

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

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Cochrane review of low-carb diets

February 28, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments Cochrane, low carb diet, 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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Academic Research Newsletter 

An insulin index of food

February 14, 2022June 26, 2022 Zoë 13 Comments carbohydrate, fat, insulin, member, protein

Executive summary * The Holt et al classic paper, published in 1997, reviewed the insulin (and glucose) responses of 38

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Diet & Weight Newsletter 

Metabolism, dieting & reaching goal weight

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 Zoë 14 Comments dieting, member, metabolism

Executive summary * A paper has just been published, which examined the impact of a very low-calorie diet on metabolism

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Exercise Macronutrients Newsletter 

Sarcopenia & Protein

January 31, 2022February 8, 2022 Zoë 8 Comments exercise, member, protein

Executive summary * A study was published that claimed 1) a lower Sarcopenia Risk Score (SRS) was associated with a

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Macronutrients Newsletter Red Meat 

Saturated fat – a reprieve?

January 17, 2022January 23, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments EPIC, epidemiology, member, saturated fat

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at a recent paper, which concluded that "instead of only paying attention to

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