Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Fewer babies with high cholesterol?

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, member, metabolic syndrome, PCOS, pregnancy

Q) Why does an egg contain a lot of cholesterol? A) Because you need a lot of cholesterol to make

Academic Research Newsletter Women's Health

Low carb diets & birth defects

February 1, 2018February 5, 2018 Zoë 15 Comments birth defects, low carb diet, neural tube defects, pregnancy

A study was published in the journal “Birth Defects Research” on 25th January 2018 (Ref 1). A press release accompanied

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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

Academic Research Newsletter Other Diets & Books Women's Health

What pregnancy and meal frequency can teach us about weight loss

August 3, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Ghrelin, leptin, member, pregnancy, randomised control trial, weight loss

Two articles, which I came across last week, have interesting connections and both undermine the calorie theory. The first wasn’t

Micronutrients Red Meat Women's Health

Victoria Beckham expecting a baby (& David!)

January 10, 2011July 1, 2016 Zoë 14 Comments Beckham, pregnancy

As someone working exclusively in the world of obesity, diets and weight loss, I confess that Victoria Beckham (aka Posh

More Articles

Did Finland prove that reducing (saturated) fat reduces heart disease?
Heart healthy diets
Mediterranean diet, women & heart disease
The best rebuttals for nutritional myths
Weight change & dying in older adults
Low-carb diets & insulin resistance
Pre-diabetes diet advice
The chocolate study that fooled the world
LCHF vs HCLF for athletic performance
Carbs & cardiovascular disease
Diets, health & carbon footprint
Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?
DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes
DASH vs American diet
Plant based diets & bowel cancer

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