Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

About
Diet & Weight
Food & Nutrition
- Food Companies
- Nutrition
  - Macronutrients
  - Micronutrients
- Specific Foods
  - Dairy
  - Fruit
  - Red Meat
  - Sugar
  - Whole Grains
  - Other Foods
Health
Research

side-effects

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

PCSK9 Inhibitors & Statins

April 11, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 34 Comments Cholesterol, cholesterol lowering, HDL, PCSK9, PCSK9 inhibitors, repatha, side-effects, statins

Statin side effects pave the way for son of statins… Introduction In May 2014, two doctors were maliciously attacked

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Medications Newsletter

Three revelations about statins

October 12, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 2 Comments Cholesterol, medications, member, side-effects, statin side-effects, statins

I posted last Monday’s note about National Cholesterol Month as a blog and it has already been shared more than

Medications Newsletter Public Health

A GPs view of mass medication

July 13, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, medications, member, NICE, QOF, side-effects, statins

Following this story last week, I am delighted to say that we have a GP writing this week’s note to

Blood Pressure Medications Newsletter

Polypharmacy – time to cut drugs!

May 18, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments blood pressure, Department of Health, medications, member, mortality, QOF, side-effects

On May 13th (2015), an excellent initiative was launched with an article in the BMJ. The authors were: Dr Aseem

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Special Reports

Worried about cholesterol and/or statins

March 24, 2015December 23, 2016 Zoë 133 Comments Cholesterol, cholesterol blood test, dietary fat, high cholesterol, LDL, normal cholesterol levels, side-effects, statin side-effects, statins, vitamin D

The vast majority of comments I get on my blogs are about cholesterol and/or statins. I find myself saying the

Medications Newsletter

Mass medication and the real choice to be made

December 15, 2014August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, medications, member, NHS, side-effects, tamoxifen

Last week, a report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre was published. It was widely reported by the

Newsletter Obesity Surgery & Meds

Fancy swallowing a gastric balloon?

January 27, 2014August 2, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments BMI, gastric balloon, member, Obesity, side-effects

Gastric balloons were the big story last week. I was just setting off for a couple of days away (January

Side-effect alert for all statin users

November 9, 2009October 18, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments Cholesterol, LDL, medications, side-effects, statins

At last, new health warnings are to be issued about statins. Can you believe that more than 6m adults in

More Articles

Meat & disease – again!
Risk factors for women & heart disease
Do we need to pay people to lose weight?
The evidence behind five-a-day
How much fruit & veg is optimal?
DIETFITS – who did best?
Semaglutide & weight loss
NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19
The ‘Fat but fit’ debate
Type 2 diabetes & diet – how low should low carb be?
Nuts & cognitive ability
Men & women & dieting
Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025
Review of 2020

Article Categories

Article Categories

Tags

BMI calories calorie theory cancer carbohydrates cardiovascular disease childhood obesity Cholesterol Coca-Cola conflict of interest COVID-19 CVD Diabetes dietary fat dietary guidelines dieting eatbadly plate eat real food epidemiology essential fats exercise fat five-a-day fruit heart disease LDL low carb diet low fat diet member mortality NICE Obesity polyunsaturated fat processed food randomised control trial red meat saturated fat statins sugar type 2 diabetes vitamin D weight loss whole grains

Terms | Disclaimer | Privacy | Contact | Podcast
Copyright © 2021 Zoë Harcombe. All rights reserved.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. If you continue to use our site, or click OK, we’ll assume that you’re happy. OK

Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.