Dr. Pradip Jamnadas

Cardiologist

Cardiology • cholesterol and metabolic health

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23 minAnalysed

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Last reviewed: Jul 23, 2026·Credential: MD, FACC; cardiologist·First indexed: Jul 23, 2026

About the expert

Focus: Cholesterol particles, Metabolic health, Fasting

A cardiologist known for public talks on cholesterol, fasting, and metabolic health. He argues that damaged small, dense LDL particles, driven by diet and insulin, matter more than total cholesterol. Some of his framing on cholesterol and statins goes beyond mainstream cardiology and is contested.

Why this matters

He argues that damaged, small, dense LDL particles, driven by sugar and insulin, matter more than total cholesterol, and leans away from statins toward diet. Parts of this are reasonable, but the core claim runs against large trials, and mainstream cardiology still supports lowering LDL.

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Cholesterol & Lipid Markers (Human)

Episodes with Dr. Pradip Jamnadas

LDL cholesterol: the case that particle type matters more than the number

Cholesterol has become shorthand for heart risk, but the body also needs it to build hormones and cells. This talk argues that the real danger is not LDL cholesterol in general, but small, dense, damaged LDL particles, which it links to sugar, insulin, and inflammation. It favours advanced particle testing and diet over cholesterol medicines. Mainstream cardiology sees this differently, holding that lowering LDL and ApoB reduces heart disease regardless of particle size.

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