Cholesterol denialism Dr. Christopher Labos is a cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology. He spends most of his time doing things for which he does not get paid, like research, teaching, podcasting, and speaking with me. He writes for the Montreal Gazette, makes regular appearances on CBC radio and TV, and is co-host of The Body of Evidence podcast, where he and Jonathan Jarry take a skeptical eye at health claims and look at the body of evidence on a variety of health topics.
He is also the author of the book: Does Coffee Cause Cancer and Eight More Myths About the Food We Eat.
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Links to topics/papers mentioned in the show:
Cholesterol denialism https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cholesterol-denialism-pseudoscience-2024a100083z

Endurance exercise https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/too-much-good-thing-can-endurance-exercise-be-harmful-2024a1000fhx and https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255124000799?via%3Dihub
Multivitamins, cocoa extract and dementia https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996926 and https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981780
https://www.mdedge.com/cardiology/article/270665/arrhythmias-ep/skip-potassium-after-cardiac-surgery

Intermittent fasting https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000544
Sodium vs. potassium for BP https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999805

Internal mammary ligation for angina RCT https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM195905282602204
Chelation therapy
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical/study-gets-heart-controversial-chelation-therapy