IMPORTANT UPDATE 1-28-2022: Our paper is now finalized with this guest post from Nick Norwitz now fully updated. Thanks again to the many wonderful readers who contributed their efforts in our final edit. The final version of the Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR) paper was just released! I’m pleased to report that, even in the early …
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Nov 14
Announcement: $20,000 Donation for Lipid Triad Analysis
BREAKING: Last night I posted a tweet (see below) curious if any data scientists would be interested in querying one of the major longitudinal datasets (such as UK Biobank) on the “Lipid Triad” (high LDL-C + high HDL-C + low triglycerides) vs All Cause Mortality. To my great surprise, an anonymous donor has come forward …
Sep 26
Discussing the LMHR Study on the Diet Doctor Podcast
I had a great chat with Dr. Bret Scher, Medical Director of Diet Doctor, on the newly launched Lean Mass Hyper-responder study. 0:00 Introduction 3:06 Welcome, Dave Feldman 4:06 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 …
Jul 31
One Last Step
One of the challenges in this IRB process is that we don’t have a lot of latitude to give regular updates on it as it unfolds. Under most normal circumstances, aspects of the protocol draft and review, legal and liability considerations, and even the stages of approval are kept quiet until formal announcement and start …
May 26
For Medical Professionals (Part I): Hyper-responders and the Lipid Triad
In recent months, there has been a growing focus in Lipidology on the phenomenon of high cholesterol levels for those going on a low carb diet. In particular, there have been recent case series published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology discussing this specifically. This increased interest is certainly welcome, and we definitely advocate for …
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