Dave Feldman has done more to call into question the lipid hypothesis of heart disease than practically anyone over the past few decades. His self experimentation and his theories on an energy model for lipids question the foundation of the theory that LDL is “bad” and we should all strive for a low level. He recently had his model “stress tested” on the Peter Attia podcast which for some created more questions than answers.
In this episode, we review his energy model and inversion pattern, and we explore what this means for low carb individuals with elevated LDL levels. Since there are no clear answers, it helps to explore the possibilities so that we can try to make sense of this unique and unstudied area of lipidology.
Recorded in October 26 2018, published in December 2018.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Sound: Dr. Bret Scher
Editing: Harianas Dewang
3:00 Summary of Dave Feldman’s work
5:18 Why do we care about LDL cholesterol?
11:10 About Dave’s apperance on Petter Attia’s podcast
12:10 Phinney and Volek study
16:13 Dave’s three-day protocol
18:20 The accelerant hypothesis
23:10 About the VLDLs
27:38 ApoC-3
32:02 Mendelian studies
38:07 Treating patients
44:40 Dave’s latest experiment
52:30 Last words
Dave Feldman has done more to call into question the lipid hypothesis of heart disease than practically anyone over the past few decades. His self experimentation and his theories on an energy model for lipids question the foundation of the theory that LDL is “bad” and we should all strive for a low level. He recently had his model “stress tested” on the Peter Attia podcast which for some created more questions than answers.
In this episode, we review his energy model and inversion pattern, and we explore what this means for low carb individuals with elevated LDL levels. Since there are no clear answers, it helps to explore the possibilities so that we can try to make sense of this unique and unstudied area of lipidology.
TranscriptRecorded in October 26 2018, published in December 2018.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Sound: Dr. Bret Scher
Editing: Harianas Dewang