Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Academic Research Macronutrients Newsletter Public Health

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015

January 11, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 21 Comments Alcohol, carbohydrates, Cholesterol, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, dietary guidelines for americans, eat real food, fake food, fruit, Obesity, salt, saturated fat, sugar, weight

Did you know that, until the final quarter of the twentieth century, public health dietary advice in the US and

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2015

December 31, 2015February 8, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments 3500 calorie theory, anorexia, breastfeeding, british nutrition foundation, Butter, cancer, Capetown LCHF conference, change4life, CHD, chocolate, Cholesterol, Coca-Cola, Cochrane, DAA, dementia, Diabetes, diet injections, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, dieting success, doctor in the house, exercise, food groups, georgia davis, healthy lifestyle, high protein diets, Horizon, HRT & CVD, jennifer elliott, katie hopkins, low fat vs low carb, meal frequency, menstruation, nuts, Obesity, orthorexia, pain, pleasure, polypharmacy, portion sizes, pregnancy, prozac, SACN carbohydrates report, saturated fat, south african dietary guidelines, statins, sugar in fruit, sugary drinks, takeaways & obesity, vitamin D

These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January Katie Hopkins: My Fat Story. Controversial British

Diabetes Media Watch Men's Health Newsletter Obesity Women's Health

Two doctors in the house

November 23, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë bbc, Diabetes, dieting, member, menopause, Obesity

On Tuesday 17th November 2015, there was a programme on Channel 4 called “Doctor in your house”. The doctor was

Children's Health Media Watch Newsletter Obesity

How does a 6 year old become 8 stone?

November 9, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments childhood obesity, member, Obesity, portion sizes, processed food

During the October half term (2015) holidays, a mum appeared on breakfast TV’s “This Morning” show, under the name of

Conflicts of Interest Exercise Food Companies Newsletter Sugar

Coca-cola, exercise & conflicts

August 24, 2015July 31, 2016 Zoë 29 Comments BNF, british nutrition foundation, calories, Coca-Cola, conflict of interest, exercise, fake food, Global Energy Balance Network, Obesity, SACN, Scientific Advisory Commitee on Nutrition

The last couple of weeks have seen Coca-Cola in the news quite a bit. Coca-Cola has been having a tough

Conflicts of Interest Macronutrients Newsletter Public Health Whole Grains

SACN report: Carbohydrates & Health

July 17, 2015March 27, 2018 Zoë 40 Comments carbohydrates, cardiovascular disease, Coca-Cola, conflict of interest, CVD, Diabetes, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, eat real food, fructose, fruit, Obesity, SACN, Scientific Advisory Commitee on Nutrition, sucrose, sugar

Seven years! On Friday 17th July 2015, a report was issued by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). This

Eating Disorders Newsletter Obesity Women's Health

Britain’s fattest man & anorexia

June 29, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments addiction, anorexia, member, Obesity

Carl Thompson died on Sunday 21st June 2015. He had the unfortunate distinction of being known as “Britain’s fattest man”.

Academic Research Heart Disease Newsletter Other Foods Sugar

Chocolate & cardiovascular disease

June 22, 2015October 18, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments cardiovascular disease, chocolate, chocolate scam, CVD, Obesity, weight loss

On Tuesday 16th June 2015 we woke up to the news: “Two chocolate bars a day ‘reduce risks of heart

Academic Research Exercise Newsletter

You cannot outrun a bad diet

April 27, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments cardiovascular disease, Coca-Cola, eat less do more, exercise, fake food, member, NICE, Obesity

Three of the people, with whom I was honoured to share a platform at the February 2015 South African conference,

Academic Research Diabetes Mental Health Newsletter Obesity

Being overweight reduces dementia risk?

April 13, 2015August 21, 2016 Zoë 28 Comments BMI, dementia, glucose, obese, Obesity, overweight, risk of dementia, underweight

The headline on Friday 10th April 2015 was “Being overweight ‘reduces dementia risk’”. The original article is here. Sadly on

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