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The Feldman Protocol

The Feldman Protocol

Zachary DiMattia and Dave Feldman Debate LDL, Keto-CTA and Lean Mass Hyper-Responders

Oct 9, 2026 · 3h 1m

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In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does emerging research actually reveal about cardiovascular risk in people who develop extreme LDL elevations on ketogenic diets — and how much remains genuinely unresolved? Zachary DiMattia (nutritional scientist, Penn State) joins Dave to discuss his published review on ketogenic diet–induced LDL elevations in normal-weight adults, presents preliminary findings from his controlled feeding study comparing low- and high-BMI responses to a ketogenic diet, and engages Dave in a frank debate over plaque progression data, the lipid hypothesis, and the novel regressor findings from the Keto-CTA cohort.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your…