Noise vs. Truth: Can You Still Trust Health Advice in the Age of Politics and Conspiracies?

About this episode

Dr. Humayun Naqvi and Dr. Adil Ahmed tackle whether you can still trust health advice amid politics and conspiracy theories, from Antarctica and JFK to the new federal dietary guidelines that 'flipped the food pyramid.' They unpack the real science on saturated fat, LDL and ApoB, red meat vs fish, RFK Jr. and HHS, the anti-vax and pick-and-choose vaccine schedule movement, the wellness industrial complex, beef tallow hype, and how COVID-era mistakes eroded trust in medicine, statins and vaccines.

What we cover in this episode

1. Did the new dietary guidelines really flip the food pyramid
2. Is saturated fat and red meat bad for heart health
3. LDL, ApoB and atherosclerosis explained
4. How politics has politicized health and nutrition guidelines
5. RFK Jr., HHS and the anti-vaccine movement
6. Why people pick and choose vaccine schedules
7. How COVID eroded trust in doctors and medicine
8. The wellness industrial complex and beef tallow hype
9. Why patients refuse statins over misinformation

Your hosts

Dr. Humayun NaqviPreventive Cardiologist · West Houston Heart Center

Dr. Adil AhmedOrthopedic Surgeon · Baylor College of Medicine

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