243: Dave Feldman’s “The Cholesterol Code" Kicks the Lipid Hornet's Nest

Dave Feldman, a software engineer turned citizen scientist, went on a ketogenic diet and watched his LDL cholesterol spike dramatically while his family members on the same diet saw no such change. Unable to get cardiologists or lipidologists to study the phenomenon, he built a public charity from scratch, crowdfunded the research, and designed the Keto CTA study — enrolling 100 metabolically healthy people with very high LDL and scanning their coronary arteries with CT angiograms at baseline and one year later. He filmed the entire process. The result is the documentary The Cholesterol Code. The findings were notable, but the story became more complicated when the AI-assisted plaque analysis from the company Cleerly produced results Feldman considered statistically anomalous — including zero regressors across 99 participants, and greater plaque progression in people with a calcium score of zero than in those with a positive score, which contradicts established research.  Dave Feldman Contact Info The Cholesterol Code Movie: https://cholesterolcodemovie.com/ Citizen Science Foundation Website: https://CitizenScienceFoundation.org:  Cholesterol Code Website: https://cholesterolcode.com/ Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia cannot respond here. To contact his team, please send an email to team@ifixhearts.com WEBSITE: Stay Off My Kitchen Table Like what you hear? Head over to IFixHearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table.  Ready to go deeper? Talk to someone from my team at IFixHearts.com/talk. Ready to take control of your health?  Grab Dr. Ovadia’s brand new book Stay Off My Kitchen Table now!  This isn’t just another diet book; it reveals why it’s not just what you eat, but what your body actually absorbs that determines your health. If you’re struggling with low energy, stubborn weight, or feeling like “healthy eating” isn’t working… this book shows you exactly how to fix it. Learn how to reset your gut Eliminate hidden foods sabotaging your progress Unlock real energy, metabolism, and longevity Don’t wait until it’s too late. Take action today. Get your copy of Stay Off My Kitchen Table now. Learn More: Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts  Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health Theme Song : Rage Against Written & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey (c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from Dr. Philip Ovadia.