Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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NICE, Vitamin D & Covid-19

February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 Zoë 29 Comments COVID-19, NICE, vitamin D

Executive Summary * The UK National Institute for Care & Health Excellence (NICE) undertook a rapid review of vitamin D

Review of 2020

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Zoë 0 Comments anxiety, bone fractures, British Heart Foundation, calories, carnivore diet, Cochrane, coconut oil, conflicts of interest, COVID-19, dietary fat, dietary guidelines for americans, DiRECT, eatwell guide, familial hypercholesterolemia, fat shaming, HDL, high protein diets, inclisiran, intermittent fasting, keto diets, kidney disease, LDL, LDL-cholesterol, lockdowns, low carb, low fat, mortality, Obesity, PCSK9s, SACN, SAGE, saturated fat, social distancing, statins, time restricted eating, TMAO, type 2 diabetes, vegan diets, Veganuary, Virta, vitamin D

January Is veganuary healthy? Veganuary was launched in the UK in 2014. The number one reason given by people for

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Vegans & bone fractures

November 30, 2020December 12, 2020 Zoë 3 Comments bone fractures, calcium, member, vegans, vitamin D

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We’ve got another epidemiological study this week. This one also made

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Review of 2018

December 31, 2018December 30, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments 3500 calorie theory, BMJ, Butter, cancer, carbohydrates, cereals, Cholesterol, CVD, dietary guidelines, eatwell guide, fiber, fibre, Gary Taubes, heme iron, HPCSA, LCHF, LDL, low carb diet, mortality, motivation, plant sterols, processed food, Professor Tim Noakes, protein, red meat, SACN, saturated fat, statins, type 2 diabetes, Vegan, vitamin D, weight gain, whole grains

A year ago, a review was published called “21st century science overload“. It reported that 2009 was the year when

Micronutrients Newsletter Public Health

Vitamin D supplements

October 8, 2018October 9, 2018 Zoë 13 Comments bone health, calcium, fractures, member, meta-analysis, vitamin D

A study in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal made global headlines on Friday 5th October. The Huffington Post announced:”Vitamin

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The Eatwell Guide is nutritionally deficient

July 9, 2018March 12, 2020 Zoë 0 Comments eatwell guide, eatwell plate, fat soluble vitamins, nutrients, vitamin D

On 1st July 2018, the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme did a programme on the ‘Eatwell’ Guide. This is the

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Review of 2016

December 31, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments biggest loser, blood glucose, blood pressure, BMI, calories, childhood obesity, Children, dietary guidelines, dieting, eatwell guide, exercise, familial hypercholesterolemia, food labels, heart disease, HPCSA, HRT & Breast cancer, Mediterranean diet, New Year Resolutions, Obesity, painkillers, PCSK9s, Professor Tim Noakes, Public Health Collaboration, red meat, SPRINT, statins, sugar, types of fat, UK diet, Vegan, vitamin D, weight loss, whole grains, World Milk Day

These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January New Year Resolutions – how to be the

Heart Disease Micronutrients Newsletter

10 Interesting things about vitamin D

July 25, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Family Food Survey, fat soluble vitamins, member, RDA's, SACN, sunshine, vitamin D, world health organisation

Vitamin D was big news in the UK last week. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) produced a report

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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

Cholesterol Micronutrients Public Health

Vitamin D Deficiency

December 14, 2015July 25, 2016 Zoë 25 Comments Cholesterol, epidemiology, heart disease, oily fish, sunbathing, vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency, vitamin D supplement

US Guidelines In 2010, at the time of writing my obesity book, the US did not have a “Dietary Reference

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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

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