nutrition – Zoë Harcombe

Conferences Newsletter

Low Carb Denver 2019

March 18, 2019April 9, 2019 Zoë 9 Comments conference, Diabetes, low carb denver, nutrition, weight

Low Carb Denver started as Low Carb Vail in 2016. It was then Low Carb Breckenridge in 2017 and 2018

Academic Research Conferences Newsletter Public Health

Swiss Re & BMJ Nutrition Conference

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 Zoë 10 Comments cancer, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, Swiss Re

Food for Thought: The Science and politics of nutrition “There is no miracle diet, but there is a miracle meeting

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

Children's Health Conflicts of Interest Newsletter Public Health

The story that melted my outrage scale

July 6, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments children's lunch menus, conflict of interest, dietary advice, nutrition

This story got picked up by the media at the start of July, but it derives from a Q&A on

Conferences Conflicts of Interest Macronutrients Micronutrients Newsletter Other Diets & Books Public Health

South African Dietary guidelines

February 16, 2015August 22, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments conflict of interest, dietary guidelines, LCHF, nutrition, south africa

Thank you SO much for all your support and interest during the dietary guidelines story that broke on Tuesday. We

Macronutrients Micronutrients Public Health Whole Grains

‘Healthy whole grains’ – really?!

April 9, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 51 Comments 5-a-day, dietary advice, five-a-day, fruit, minerals, nutrition, RDA, superfoods, vitamins, whole grains

This post is the logical follow-up to “The perfect five-a-day post“. In addition to being told to eat five-a-day, we

Conflicts of Interest Food Companies Other Foods Whole Grains

Conflicted nutritionists defend bread

September 15, 2012July 1, 2016 Zoë 8 Comments BNF, bread, british nutrition foundation, Coca-Cola, conflict of interest, nutrition, wheat belly

“Not a grain of truth: Bread has been ‘demonised by TV nutritionists and is a vital part of our daily

Academic Research Heart Disease Other Foods

Egg yolk consumption, carotid plaque & bad science

August 8, 2012October 18, 2018 Zoë 65 Comments carotid plaque, dietary fat, eggs, heart disease, nutrition

“Egg yolks linked to heart disease” screamed the headlines on Monday 6th August 2012. The newspaper article came from a