Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2018

December 31, 2018December 30, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments 3500 calorie theory, BMJ, Butter, cancer, carbohydrates, cereals, Cholesterol, CVD, dietary guidelines, eatwell guide, fiber, fibre, Gary Taubes, heme iron, HPCSA, LCHF, LDL, low carb diet, mortality, motivation, plant sterols, processed food, Professor Tim Noakes, protein, red meat, SACN, saturated fat, statins, type 2 diabetes, Vegan, vitamin D, weight gain, whole grains

A year ago, a review was published called “21st century science overload“. It reported that 2009 was the year when

Cancer Heart Disease Newsletter

Whole grains, CVD, cancer & mortality

August 6, 2018August 13, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments cancer, epidemiology, heart disease, member, mortality, whole grains

A couple of supporters have emailed to ask if I would look at a particular article. The study is from

Children's Health Cholesterol Newsletter

Statins for children

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia, heart disease, member, mortality, statins

I was particularly horrified by headlines last week e.g. “Up to 56,000 children may get statins, say scientists” (Ref 1).

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Macronutrients Men's Health Mental Health Newsletter

Can a low carb diet kill you?!

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Zoë 4 Comments CVD, low carb diet, member, meta-analysis, mortality

We’re going back a few years for this week’s note – to 2013 – when a review was published entitled:

Men's Health Newsletter Other Foods Women's Health

Does coffee cut risk of disease?

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Zoë 2 Comments antioxidants, cardiovascular disease, coffee, member, mortality, type 2 diabetes

I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have

Newsletter Other Foods

Coffee makes you live longer?

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 Zoë 2 Comments coffee, EPIC study, epidemiology, five-a-day, member, mortality

I love coffee. I start the day with a huge, milky cappuccino – with caffeine – and then switch to

Dairy Newsletter

Milk and Mortality

June 26, 2017January 29, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments dairy, epidemiology, low-fat dairy, member, milk, mortality, small group issue

Thanks to one of my lovely supporters, Ulrike, for sending me the paper being reviewed for this week’s note. Almost

Newsletter Red Meat

Red meat: Human and planet health

May 15, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 31 Comments hamburgers, methane, mortality, nutrition, real food, red meat, vegetarian

There was a fresh three-pronged attack on red meat last week – this time in the BMJ. First, there was

Academic Research Fruit

Now 10-a-day Supplemental

March 7, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 13 Comments 10 a day, cancer, CHD, CVD, five-a-day, fruit, heart disease, mortality

Further to this post, one of the most interesting findings of this recent study was that individual fruits and vegetables

Fruit Newsletter Public Health

Now 10-a-day?!

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 Zoë 7 Comments five-a-day, fruit and veg, heart disease, member, mortality

It was 23rd February 2017 and I was over in Breckenridge when friends started to send me links to media

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