Dr. William Davis

Dr. William Davis (cardiologist, Wheat Belly author) argues that mainstream cardiology over-relies on calculated LDL-C and statin therapy and under-recognizes insulin resistance, small dense LDL particles, triglyceride-rich particles, and the gut microbiome. Recommends advanced lipoprotein testing (NMR), ApoB, and coronary calcium scoring instead of standard LDL-C targets. Promotes wheat-and-sugar elimination plus supplements (vitamin D, magnesium, iodine, omega-3) and his L. reuteri-based 'super yogurt' protocol. CONTESTED-SOURCE FLAG: Davis is adversarial toward mainstream cardiology consensus, sales-leaning toward specific commercial protocols, and overstates several specifics (e.g., calling LDL 'fictitious' rather than 'an indirect marker'). When this contributes to a topic-page synthesis, apply Contested-Source Topic Template (Section 2A v1.4): pair with mainstream cardiology/lipidology sources; preserve genuine value (small dense LDL, ApoB, CAC scoring framing) without inheriting the rhetorical overreach. This does not mean the metabolic-driver hypothesis is wrong; it means the specific anti-LDL/anti-statin framing is not currently supported by the weight of established cardiovascular evidence.