Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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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

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

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Newsletter Public Health

Doctors tell NICE you’re not independent & you’re not evidence based

June 16, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 26 Comments conflict of interest, guidelines, Heart UK, Jeremy Hunt, Lipitor, NICE, PCSK9, statin side-effects, statins

Last week something quite extraordinary happened in the UK medical world. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Media Watch Medications Newsletter

It’s not about statins – it’s about censorship

May 19, 2014March 5, 2021 Zoë 17 Comments BMJ, Catalyst, censorship, conflict of interest, CTSU, CTT, dietary fat, Heart of the matter, statin side-effects, statins

Two very serious things happened last week – one in Australia and the other in the UK, although both are

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Statins – side effects or nocebo effect?
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025
Review of 2020

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