Diet Doctor Podcast #79:
High cholesterol and low-carb diets
Low-carb diets can help people radically transform their lives with weight loss, blood sugar control, and even seizure control or improving mental health conditions. But what if eating low carb also causes your LDL cholesterol to increase?
Is this a concern that needs to be aggressively addressed? Or might high LDL in the context of a low-carb diet be a more benign version of elevated LDL?
Engineer and citizen scientist Dave Feldman of cholesterolcode.com wants to find out the answer to this question. And now he is closer than ever. Dave has very exciting news to share with us about a scientific study aiming to test his hypothesis that high LDL levels are safe for most lean low-carb dieters. We discuss the status of his trial, and what you can do if you want to enroll.
We also explore the theories behind why LDL may (or may not) be a concern, and dive into the concepts of Apo B, remnant cholesterol, and the role of insulin.
Dave may be “just an engineer,” but he has done more to further the understanding of lipids and low carb than many scientists and clinicians in this field. I know you will appreciate his take in our latest interview.
About the video
Virtual podcast recorded in May 2021, published in August 2021.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Producer: Hari Dewang
Table of contents
00:00 Introduction
03:06 Welcome, Dave Feldman
04:06 A rise in cholesterol for people on keto
12:05 Dave’s pushback in his research
20:14 Thoughts on the recent Women’s Health Study paper
29:39 Exciting news about Dave’s upcoming research
37:10 The concern about the data from a one-year study
43:26 What Dave hopes to achieve with the study
47:48 Switching saturated to mono-unsaturated fat in lowering LDL?
53:33 About Dave’s other work: Own Your Labs
1:03:49 Blood glucose and insulin on hypo and hyper caloric intake of low carb
1:08:40 Where to find Dave Feldman
Low-carb diets can help people radically transform their lives with weight loss, blood sugar control, and even seizure control or improving mental health conditions. But what if eating low carb also causes your LDL cholesterol to increase?
Is this a concern that needs to be aggressively addressed? Or might high LDL in the context of a low-carb diet be a more benign version of elevated LDL?
Engineer and citizen scientist Dave Feldman of cholesterolcode.com wants to find out the answer to this question. And now he is closer than ever. Dave has very exciting news to share with us about a scientific study aiming to test his hypothesis that high LDL levels are safe for most lean low-carb dieters. We discuss the status of his trial, and what you can do if you want to enroll.
We also explore the theories behind why LDL may (or may not) be a concern and dive into the concepts of Apo B, remnant cholesterol, and the role of insulin.
Dave may be “just an engineer,” but he has done more to further the understanding of lipids and low carb than many scientists and clinicians in this field. I know you will appreciate his take in our latest interview.
About the video
Virtual podcast recorded in May 2021, published in August 2021.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Producer: Hari Dewang
