Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Most people don't know this, right?

Most people don't know this, right?

Most people don't know this, right?

Absolutely. I mean, it's estimated between 200 million and 1 billion people are prescribed this drug. So it's a big deal. And especially for me as a cardiologist whose primary purpose is to help my patients and also with my special interest to really understand the root cause of heart disease and how we can reverse it in the population. We hadn't done that. That's how my journey started.

Absolutely. I mean, it's estimated between 200 million and 1 billion people are prescribed this drug. So it's a big deal. And especially for me as a cardiologist whose primary purpose is to help my patients and also with my special interest to really understand the root cause of heart disease and how we can reverse it in the population. We hadn't done that. That's how my journey started.

Absolutely. I mean, it's estimated between 200 million and 1 billion people are prescribed this drug. So it's a big deal. And especially for me as a cardiologist whose primary purpose is to help my patients and also with my special interest to really understand the root cause of heart disease and how we can reverse it in the population. We hadn't done that. That's how my journey started.

I was somebody that believed in statins. I was one of the biggest prescribers. I was giving it in the ER to a patient coming with a heart attack and telling the nurse to give it in them in the ER before they've even gone to the cardiac catheter lab for them to have a stent.

I was somebody that believed in statins. I was one of the biggest prescribers. I was giving it in the ER to a patient coming with a heart attack and telling the nurse to give it in them in the ER before they've even gone to the cardiac catheter lab for them to have a stent.

I was somebody that believed in statins. I was one of the biggest prescribers. I was giving it in the ER to a patient coming with a heart attack and telling the nurse to give it in them in the ER before they've even gone to the cardiac catheter lab for them to have a stent.

100%. So understanding that there's a barrier to the truth, which is essentially a financial barrier because there's so much at stake, as you say, not just with statins alone, but the cholesterol lowering industry, the low fat food movement, the fear of cholesterol is the trillion dollar industry, right? So I think people need to understand that.

100%. So understanding that there's a barrier to the truth, which is essentially a financial barrier because there's so much at stake, as you say, not just with statins alone, but the cholesterol lowering industry, the low fat food movement, the fear of cholesterol is the trillion dollar industry, right? So I think people need to understand that.

100%. So understanding that there's a barrier to the truth, which is essentially a financial barrier because there's so much at stake, as you say, not just with statins alone, but the cholesterol lowering industry, the low fat food movement, the fear of cholesterol is the trillion dollar industry, right? So I think people need to understand that.

So how have we got here and what is the truth or what is the greater truth? Okay. And the reason I say, what is the greater truth? This is another myth that we need to bust for people listening to kind of try and get cut through the confusion. The first thing is we have to understand the public needs to know, doctors even need to know this. Medicine is not an exact science. It's not even close.

So how have we got here and what is the truth or what is the greater truth? Okay. And the reason I say, what is the greater truth? This is another myth that we need to bust for people listening to kind of try and get cut through the confusion. The first thing is we have to understand the public needs to know, doctors even need to know this. Medicine is not an exact science. It's not even close.

So how have we got here and what is the truth or what is the greater truth? Okay. And the reason I say, what is the greater truth? This is another myth that we need to bust for people listening to kind of try and get cut through the confusion. The first thing is we have to understand the public needs to know, doctors even need to know this. Medicine is not an exact science. It's not even close.

It's an applied science. It's a science of human beings. It's a social science. It's constantly evolving. We were also taught at medical school by the founding father of the evidence-based medicine movement. Half of what you learn will turn out to be either outdated or dead wrong within five years of your graduation. We can't tell you which half.

It's an applied science. It's a science of human beings. It's a social science. It's constantly evolving. We were also taught at medical school by the founding father of the evidence-based medicine movement. Half of what you learn will turn out to be either outdated or dead wrong within five years of your graduation. We can't tell you which half.

It's an applied science. It's a science of human beings. It's a social science. It's constantly evolving. We were also taught at medical school by the founding father of the evidence-based medicine movement. Half of what you learn will turn out to be either outdated or dead wrong within five years of your graduation. We can't tell you which half.

You can't tell you which half, so you have to learn to learn on your own. But how many doctors have got the time or the skill to try and cut through all the stuff that they're getting through medical journals, looking at independent evidence, and then being able to try and get to something that, a level of information that they can utilize for really benefiting and helping their patients.

You can't tell you which half, so you have to learn to learn on your own. But how many doctors have got the time or the skill to try and cut through all the stuff that they're getting through medical journals, looking at independent evidence, and then being able to try and get to something that, a level of information that they can utilize for really benefiting and helping their patients.