Dr. Aseem Malhotra

And, you know, one of the reasons I got annoyed or pissed off in the hospital and got into this whole, my campaigning started about hospital and, you know, why are we giving junk food to patients? Because I also, as a doctor, was like frustrated. I can't get any healthy food anywhere. That could be my bias. Fine. But, and I accept that.

And, you know, one of the reasons I got annoyed or pissed off in the hospital and got into this whole, my campaigning started about hospital and, you know, why are we giving junk food to patients? Because I also, as a doctor, was like frustrated. I can't get any healthy food anywhere. That could be my bias. Fine. But, and I accept that.

One of the things I do myself, and I think the reason I've been through a process where I've had to change my mind several times on saturated fat, on sugar, on low-fat diets, on statin prescriptions, on cholesterol, on something more recent and more controversial, which we're not talking about, is you have to have an element of humility.

One of the things I do myself, and I think the reason I've been through a process where I've had to change my mind several times on saturated fat, on sugar, on low-fat diets, on statin prescriptions, on cholesterol, on something more recent and more controversial, which we're not talking about, is you have to have an element of humility.

One of the things I do myself, and I think the reason I've been through a process where I've had to change my mind several times on saturated fat, on sugar, on low-fat diets, on statin prescriptions, on cholesterol, on something more recent and more controversial, which we're not talking about, is you have to have an element of humility.

But when I do that, my analysis myself, I try and counter my own arguments and then try and find a way of a nuance. I can't really see a strong counter-argument. And I'm not saying this from a place of hubris. Because, okay, let me give you one argument. So if, and this is a hypothetical.

But when I do that, my analysis myself, I try and counter my own arguments and then try and find a way of a nuance. I can't really see a strong counter-argument. And I'm not saying this from a place of hubris. Because, okay, let me give you one argument. So if, and this is a hypothetical.

But when I do that, my analysis myself, I try and counter my own arguments and then try and find a way of a nuance. I can't really see a strong counter-argument. And I'm not saying this from a place of hubris. Because, okay, let me give you one argument. So if, and this is a hypothetical.

If statins didn't have side effects or they were almost non-existent, I could actually say put them in the water supply. Because even if, you know, there is a concept in medicine, you've got to treat the many to benefit a few. So let's just say that they save lives in, I don't know, on average, say one in 300 people are going to live longer because of statins, right? It's a public health.

If statins didn't have side effects or they were almost non-existent, I could actually say put them in the water supply. Because even if, you know, there is a concept in medicine, you've got to treat the many to benefit a few. So let's just say that they save lives in, I don't know, on average, say one in 300 people are going to live longer because of statins, right? It's a public health.

If statins didn't have side effects or they were almost non-existent, I could actually say put them in the water supply. Because even if, you know, there is a concept in medicine, you've got to treat the many to benefit a few. So let's just say that they save lives in, I don't know, on average, say one in 300 people are going to live longer because of statins, right? It's a public health.

Yeah, for public health. So, you know, put it in the water supply. You know, um, give to 3 billion people. We're going to, are going to have, you know, you're going to save one in 300 of those 3 billion, you know, whatever that is. It's a lot of people. It's a lot of people. It's, it's, it's tens of millions of people, at least not hundreds of millions.

Yeah, for public health. So, you know, put it in the water supply. You know, um, give to 3 billion people. We're going to, are going to have, you know, you're going to save one in 300 of those 3 billion, you know, whatever that is. It's a lot of people. It's a lot of people. It's, it's, it's tens of millions of people, at least not hundreds of millions.

Yeah, for public health. So, you know, put it in the water supply. You know, um, give to 3 billion people. We're going to, are going to have, you know, you're going to save one in 300 of those 3 billion, you know, whatever that is. It's a lot of people. It's a lot of people. It's, it's, it's tens of millions of people, at least not hundreds of millions.

So, um, you could make that case, but that isn't true though. That's just simply not true. Yeah. If there were no side effects. So, so, so I am very for, you know, and that, and that is an argument that has been put forward and the issue about. There's marginal benefits. Yeah, but I'm saying that it's a public health intervention that doesn't have any downside.

So, um, you could make that case, but that isn't true though. That's just simply not true. Yeah. If there were no side effects. So, so, so I am very for, you know, and that, and that is an argument that has been put forward and the issue about. There's marginal benefits. Yeah, but I'm saying that it's a public health intervention that doesn't have any downside.

So, um, you could make that case, but that isn't true though. That's just simply not true. Yeah. If there were no side effects. So, so, so I am very for, you know, and that, and that is an argument that has been put forward and the issue about. There's marginal benefits. Yeah, but I'm saying that it's a public health intervention that doesn't have any downside.

But if it doesn't have any downside, that's fine. Then go for it. Put it in the water supply. But unfortunately, it does. And that's simply just not true. So therefore, you then have to then talk about, you know, and some of the doctors come from a mindset, Mark, where they don't even, and this is a different school of thought, but I don't agree with it. It's not about agreement.

But if it doesn't have any downside, that's fine. Then go for it. Put it in the water supply. But unfortunately, it does. And that's simply just not true. So therefore, you then have to then talk about, you know, and some of the doctors come from a mindset, Mark, where they don't even, and this is a different school of thought, but I don't agree with it. It's not about agreement.

But if it doesn't have any downside, that's fine. Then go for it. Put it in the water supply. But unfortunately, it does. And that's simply just not true. So therefore, you then have to then talk about, you know, and some of the doctors come from a mindset, Mark, where they don't even, and this is a different school of thought, but I don't agree with it. It's not about agreement.