Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Obesity

Newsletter Obesity Public Health

Can governments nudge away obesity?

December 5, 2022February 23, 2023 Zoë 3 Comments member, Obesity

Executive summary * Behavioural scientists generally, and an organisation called the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) specifically, played a significant role

Newsletter Obesity Public Health

What do Americans eat?

July 4, 2022July 18, 2022 Zoë 7 Comments dietary guidelines for americans, Obesity

Executive summary * On Independence Day, we’re looking at what Americans eat. * An official (United States Department of Agriculture)

Exercise Newsletter

Weight loss vs fitness for health risks

October 18, 2021October 31, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments cardiovascular disease, fitness, member, mortality, Obesity

Executive summary * A paper has just been published, which examined the benefits of increasing fitness and physical activity vs

Calories Exercise Newsletter

Energy compensation & adiposity

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Zoë 5 Comments calorie theory, exercise, member, Obesity

Executive summary * A paper was published in August 2021, which generated the headline "Exercise reduces the number of calories

Calories Newsletter

The Carbohydrate Insulin Model of Obesity

September 20, 2021September 28, 2021 Zoë 9 Comments calorie theory, carbohydrates, glycemic index, insulin, member, Obesity

Executive summary * A perspective paper has just been published on the subject of the carbohydrate insulin model (CIM) of

Newsletter Nutrition

What should we eat?

August 2, 2021June 18, 2022 Zoë 10 Comments macro nutrients, micro nutrients, Obesity, weight loss

“This magical, marvellous food on our plate, this sustenance we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey.

Newsletter Public Health

The National Food Strategy: The Plan

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Zoë 14 Comments member, national food strategy, Obesity, planet

Executive summary * The National Food Strategy – a complete review of England’s food system from farm to fork –

Diabetes Newsletter Public Health

SACN report on lowER carb diets for T2D

June 7, 2021June 21, 2021 Zoë 7 Comments Obesity, overweight, SACN, type 2 diabetes

Executive Summary * In March 2020, SACN, the UK Scientific Advisory Committee for Nutrition, invited submissions for a consultation about

Newsletter Other Diets & Books Public Health

Bariatric surgery 10 years on

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments bariatric surgery, member, Obesity

Executive Summary * A study was published in March 2021, which explored, in depth, patients’ experiences of living with a

Newsletter Obesity

Do we need to pay people to lose weight?

March 29, 2021March 28, 2021 Zoë 1 Comment 3500 calorie theory, member, Obesity

Executive Summary * A ‘new’ scheme has been launched in the UK to help people to lose weight and/or maintain

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The Rice Diet
Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia
Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ultra-processed food & health
Alcohol & mortality
MIND diet & cognitive decline
Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver
Breakfast timing & risk of T2D
Keto-like diet & heart disease
The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
The Basics of Nutrition – Minerals
The Basics of Nutrition – Vitamins
The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients
Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease
DASH vs very low carb – an RCT

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