Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Academic Research Newsletter

The hierarchy of evidence

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments epidemiology, member, meta-analysis, observational study, randomised controlled trial, systematic review

Introduction Many thanks to Mike for suggesting this note. Mike wanted to understand more about the types of studies that

Newsletter Sugar

Is saturated fat worse than sugar?

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments glucose, IHTAG, insulin, member, saturated fat, sugar

Executive Summary * A paper was published in Diabetes Care in May 2020 called “Intrahepatic fat and postprandial glycemia increase

Macronutrients Newsletter

Animal vs plant protein

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Zoë 3 Comments animal protein, member, plant based diets, protein

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction Monday notes can come from the simplest of seeds. This one

Food & Nutrition Newsletter

What is a healthy food?

July 6, 2020July 8, 2020 Zoë 7 Comments BMJ, essential fats, essential nutrients, member, Swiss Re, vitamins and minerals

Executive Summary * This week’s note was inspired by the second Swiss Re/BMJ “Food for thought” conference and by an

Newsletter Public Health

The risk of CVD over the next 10 years

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Zoë 8 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, HDL, member, risk factors

Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction While the world continues to focus on one disease, it is

Newsletter Public Health

Making value judgments about life and death

June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments COVID-19, driverless cars, member

Introduction Apologies to those of you who have never watched “24”, but there are some cracking Jack Bauer jokes. My

Calories Macronutrients Newsletter

Animal Based Low Carb vs Plant Based Low Fat Diets

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Zoë 4 Comments low carb diet, low fat diet, member

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction There’s been quite a lot of chatter online about this week’s

Dairy Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter

Dietary Fat & Mortality

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments dietary fat, heart disease, member, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We are getting back to home turf this week – diet

Newsletter Public Health

COVID-19 & Vitamin D

May 4, 2020July 1, 2020 Zoë 14 Comments member

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Just as papers are being published rapidly on COVID-19, so interest

Cholesterol Newsletter

Coconut oil, olive oil, butter & LDL-cholesterol

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Zoë 6 Comments "Trust me I'm a doctor", Butter, coconut oil, LDL-cholesterol, member, olive oil

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction One of my favourite parts of one of my favourite books

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Liquid diets & weight regain
Soups & Shakes for Type 2 Diabetes
Cholesterol & PCSK9s – the lower the better?
Meat, plants & TMAO

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