Overview
Who in the world would try to lower their cholesterol by eating an entire sleeve of Oreos every day for a month? Meet Nick Norwitz, PhD, an Oxford graduate and Harvard medical student who did just that—in an effort to test a hypothesis about cholesterol and metabolic health.
After reversing a serious inflammatory condition with a ketogenic diet, Nick saw his LDL cholesterol spike. Instead of panicking, he turned to research—and self-experimentation—to better understand what those numbers really meant.
In this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, we explore:
- The health crisis that led Nick to a ketogenic diet
- Why his LDL cholesterol jumped—and what questions it raised
- The Oreo experiment and what it did (and didn’t) reveal
- The nuance around LDL, metabolic health, and cardiovascular risk
- What the science—and Nick’s own experience—suggests about meat, veganism, and finding a diet that works
Check out the episode to hear this fascinating conversation.
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