Dave Feldman on Cholesterol Code & Why the Science Isn't Settled Yet: Ep 127

About this episode

Dave Feldman discusses his journey in understanding cholesterol and the implications of a ketogenic diet on metabolic health.

When Dave Feldman first walked into a LowCarb USA ® event in 2016 carrying a laptop full of lab results, few people could have predicted where that moment would lead. "I'm approaching everyone with my computer," Feldman recalls, "because I'm doing these self-experiments—getting blood work—and I'm trying to figure out why my cholesterol numbers were doing what they were doing." What started as a personal puzzle became The Cholesterol Code, a global research effort, a nonprofit scientific foundation, and now a forthcoming documentary film. In this episode of the LowCarb USA Podcast, host Doug Reynolds sits down with Feldman to trace that journey—and to explain why the next chapter will take center stage at the Symposium for Metabolic Health in Boca Raton, January 23–25, 2026 The Question That Wouldn't Go Away Dave's original question was deceptively simple: Why do some metabolically healthy, lean people see their LDL cholesterol rise dramatically on a ketogenic diet? Over time, he noticed a consistent pattern. These individuals didn't just have high LDL—they also tended to have high HDL, low triglycerides, and excellent metabolic health. In 2017, he coined a name for this group…

People in this episode

Host: Doug Reynolds

Guest: Dave Feldman

Topics covered

• cholesterol
• ketogenic diet
• metabolic health
• self-experimentation
• Lean Mass Hyper-Responders
• cardiovascular risk

Keywords

• cholesterol
• ketogenic diet
• Lean Mass Hyper-Responders
• metabolic health
• self-experimentation
• cardiovascular risk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LowCarb USA, The Cholesterol Code

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