: Episode 824 - Researcher, author, speaker and former vegetarian Zoë Harcombe PhD joins Vinnie to discuss how her extensive research on high-carb low fat (HCLF) diets turned up no evidence of their health benefits. In fact, just the opposite... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer ZOË HARCOMBE PHD Obesity researcher From the UK, a top researcher in the field Wrote her thesis on dietary fat guidelines and how, quite frankly, they are BS Study done poorly and to fit a narrative  Dr. Harcombe holds three main tenets in regards to diet Don't snack! Limit carbs Eat REAL food Wants people to KNOW what they are putting into their bodies and what effects that food has Obesity does NOT come from fat Meta analyses prove this  Humans did not eat grains or high contents of sugar until INCREDIBLY recently from an evolutionary perspective Has many publications, makes appearances in the media