Part 154 - Zoe Harcombe PhD on the Upside Down World of Health Policy

Published: April 7, 2022, 5:16 a.m.

Zoe Harcombe, PhD is a researcher, author, blogger and public speaker in the field of diet and health. Her areas of interest/expertise are public health dietary guidelines (especially dietary fat), nutrition and obesity. She regularly is interviewed on TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. \xa0 She has a BA and MA from Cambridge University (economics/maths) as well as a Ph.D. in public health nutrition. Her thesis title was \u201cAn examination of the randomised controlled trial and epidemiological evidence for the introduction of dietary fat recommendations in 1977 and 1983: A systematic review and meta-analysis.\u201d The full document is available to site members here. \xa0 Zoe has also offered 50% a year membership to her amazing website where you get all of her articles. My listeners can use this code PH2204 https://www.zoeharcombe.com/register/membership-annual \xa0

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SHOW NOTES

  • [1:30] - Zoe\u2019s background and why she wrote her thesis on the lack of evidence for the introduction of food guidelines
  • [4:30] - Cutting calories and why it doesn\u2019t work to focus on it\xa0
  • [10:40] - Brian asks Zoe how to properly lose fat
  • [16:30] - Zoe\u2019s take on low carb and what she thinks we should be eating\xa0
  • [27:40] - Zoe\u2019s take on animal vs plant foods in relation to nutrition and protein content
  • [39:30] - Zoe\u2019s take on the Food Pyramid and how we got into this awful situation\xa0
  • [50:05] - Power dynamics in society and how it relates to our approach towards kids\u2019 health in western societies
  • [1:07:40] - Zoe\u2019s thoughts on the World Health Organization and The Great Reset
  • [1:20:50] - How this conversation ties into the ostracisation on red meat and the organizations behind it

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