Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Statins don’t work well for half those who take them www.zoeharcombe.com

Heart Disease Surgery & Meds

Statins don’t work well for half those who take them

April 17, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments Alcohol, member, patients, smoking, statins

For those lovely people who support what I do, this will be my Monday note (22nd April). I’m sharing the

Exercise Heart Disease Newsletter Obesity

Heart Disease: genes vs. lifestyle

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments epidemiology, exercise, healthy diet, heart disease, member, Obesity, smoking

Many thanks to Jerome Burne for alerting me to this one. Jerome sent me a paper to take a look

Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Public Health

The Bradford Hill Criteria

September 5, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments bradford hill, epidemiology, randomised control trial, smoking

At the end of last week’s look at HRT and breast cancer, I promised that I would look at “The

Cholesterol Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

The computer says “take statins”!

May 16, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë conflict of interest, death rates, exercise, member, QRISK2, smoking, statins

The shock story of last week broke on 11th May (2016). The UK GP magazine, Pulse, reported that The Medicines

Academic Research Men's Health Newsletter Public Health

The five healthy behaviours that we don’t do

December 7, 2015August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Alcohol, BMI, Caerphilly study, exercise, healthy eating, longevity, member, Peter Elwood, smoking

This week’s story did not come from the newspapers, but it would make a great story. I have just sent

Heart Disease Men's Health Women's Health

Heart disease – the facts

May 8, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 15 Comments cardiovascular disease, CHD, coronary heart disease, CVD, death rates, French paradox, genetics, heart disease, mortality, smoking

In all my life, I have personally known one person who has died from heart disease (a hereditary heart condition).

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Diabetes Heart Disease Media Watch Medications

Statins and Strokes & disgraceful headlines

October 13, 2013August 21, 2016 Zoë 13 Comments Diabetes, heart disease, smoking, South London Stroke Register, statins, strokes, The Telegraph

On Saturday 12th October 2013 I thought that the Daily Express front page had been mixed up with the Daily

Academic Research Heart Disease Other Diets & Books Women's Health

Can Atkins diet raise heart attack risk for women?

June 28, 2012August 21, 2016 Zoë 18 Comments atkins, BMI, BMJ, cardiovascular disease, Dukan diet, essential fats, exercise, heart disease, height, low carb diet, low carb high protein, smoking

So screamed the headlines on Wednesday 27th June 2012. This was the full article in the BMJ, which was behind

Academic Research Cancer Men's Health Other Foods

Eggs & Prostate Cancer

October 5, 2011October 18, 2018 Zoë 6 Comments eggs, essential fats, prostate cancer, smoking

Yet another story came out over the past few days trying to demonise a real food. The Daily Mail ran

More Articles

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
My chat with Ben Rubin about the UK NHS health system

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