Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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public health dietary advice

Conflicts of Interest Obesity 

Britain needs to go on a diet says Public Health England

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Zoë 8 Comments 3500 calorie theory, calorie controlled diets, public health dietary advice, Public Health England

Back in October 2011, England announced a new obesity ‘strategy’. I blogged on it here. The three key proposals were:

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Children's Health Dairy Newsletter 

Should children drink whole or low-fat milk?

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Zoë 3 Comments children. dairy, fat, member, milk, public health dietary advice

This week’s story comes from a mum who works in the same real food world as I do; we’ve met

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Academic Research Heart Disease Newsletter Public Health 

US and UK dietary advice on fats “should not have been introduced” Part 2

June 30, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 21 Comments dietary fat, dietary guidelines, public health dietary advice, saturated fat

Evidence from prospective cohort studies did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: A systematic

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Macronutrients Micronutrients Newsletter Public Health 

Resolving confusion with dietary advice

May 30, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments dietary fat, eat real food, member, public health dietary advice

Last Monday’s note was about a press release: “Eat Fat, Cut The Carbs and Avoid Snacking To Reverse Obesity and

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Diabetes Macronutrients Media Watch Newsletter Obesity Public Health 

Eat Fat, Cut The Carbs and Avoid Snacking To Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

May 23, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments carbohydrates, dietary fat, member, national obesity forum, PHC, public health dietary advice

I rarely send out press releases, but it’s not every day that you get the chair of the UK National

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Dairy Macronutrients Other Foods Public Health Red Meat 

Denmark Fat Tax

October 6, 2011August 21, 2016 Zoë 22 Comments Butter, Denmark, dietary fat, eat real food, essential fats, fat tax, Obesity, olive oil, public health dietary advice, saturated fat, unsaturated fat

In March 2003, Denmark became the first country in the world to introduce laws to severely restrict consumption of trans

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