Traditionally, elevated LDL has been directly linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. But today’s guest is on a mission to dig deeper. He’s raising both awareness and funding to explore the true relationship between LDL, ApoB, and heart disease—challenging long-held beliefs in the process. He joins us to share the results of his team’s groundbreaking study.
Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Dave Feldman to discuss his team’s landmark study on LDL cholesterol and its implications for cardiovascular health. Dave shares the personal journey that led him to fund this research and what it means for how we approach and treat heart disease. He breaks down the surprising findings on how plaque progression really occurs—and the key questions that still need answers in future studies. Dave also outlines the most effective tests to assess your risk, along with how to interpret your scores based on age.
Dave Feldman is a software and platform engineer, entrepreneur, and founder of the Citizen Science Foundation. His life took a radical turn upon seeing his cholesterol skyrocket after adopting a ketogenic diet, and he became obsessed with understanding why this is common with those who are likewise leaner and more metabolically healthy. Through a series of self-experiments and partnering with formal researchers, he has since published the “Lipid Energy Model,” which may explain this phenomenon.
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