#27 - David Diamond, PhD

Diet Doctor Podcast

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4.8 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Professor David Diamond says you have been misled and deceived when it comes to LDL cholesterol and statins. But he isn't just going to tell you his opinion. He wants to show you the science. In his quest to set the record straight, he has been compared to "anti vaxers" and been called "dangerous." But the fascinating thing is that he is pointing out data that is in published, respected, peer-reviewed journals and showing a vastly different perspective than what we "know" about cholesterol and statins. In a world of pharma industry influence and a medical culture that isn't good at reevaluating its beliefs, it's important to have voices like Dr. Diamond's to help us realize the science is far from settled. Please remember, this is meant for educational purposes only and in no way constitutes medical advice. Please contact your physician before making any changes or medical decisions.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Diet Doctor Podcast with Dr. Brett Schur.
0:06.0	Today I'm joined by Dr. David Diamond.
0:08.0	Now, Dr. Diamond has a PhD in biology and he's a professor in the Department of Psychology
0:13.0	at the University of South Florida.
0:15.0	Now, interestingly, his work is in cognitive and neuroscience and he's done this for decades.
0:21.6	But because of a personal journey,
0:23.6	he has now gone down this whole path
0:25.6	of cholesterol and statins and low-carb lifestyle
0:30.6	and really trying to say, what does the science say?
0:32.6	What is the science support in this realm?
0:34.6	Now, this is a polarizing topic, especially with mainstream medicine, mainstream cardiology
0:41.3	being very much in the camp of LDL is causative of heart disease.
0:46.2	And Dr. Diamond is on the other side of that saying, wait a second, I don't think the evidence
0:50.9	supports that statement.
0:52.8	Now I've got to be honest, this is a very important topic
0:55.8	for me, a personal topic for me. I had a huge list of notes and I kind of went a little bit
1:00.7	all over the place because I was just so interested in talking to him and talking about the different
1:04.5	topics and getting his thoughts on different things. So I apologize if this interview doesn't
1:08.8	flow as seamlessly as I would have liked.
1:11.9	But I think we cover a lot of different topics.
1:13.9	Now, quick disclaimer, though, if you have high cholesterol, if you aren't a statin,
1:18.7	please do not make any medical decisions or changes based on this discussion.
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