The Cholesterol Code
One man’s health journey sparks a global investigation that could upend everything we think we know about cholesterol, low-carb diets and heart health.
About the Film
When engineer Dave Feldman reverses his pre-diabetes with a low-carb diet, he feels invincible—until a routine blood test reveals sky-high LDL cholesterol, putting him at odds with decades of medical orthodoxy. Torn between feeling the healthiest he’s ever been and warnings of catastrophic heart failure, Dave refuses to accept easy answers. What begins as a personal experiment quickly expands into a global investigation, challenging the entrenched narratives of Big Pharma, corporate-driven healthcare, and the mainstream science that shapes our beliefs.
The Cholesterol Code is more than a documentary—it’s a high-stakes David-versus-Goliath battle for truth. What if our fear of cholesterol has been driven by profit over science? What if low-carb and keto diets—dismissed and demonized—hold the key to reversing the global epidemic of chronic disease? Driven by curiosity and grounded in science, the film follows Dave and a team of researchers through a landmark research trial using high-resolution heart imaging.The results raise a daring question– have we been fighting the wrong enemy all along?
The Cholesterol Code is more than a documentary—it’s a high-stakes David-versus-Goliath battle for truth. What if our fear of cholesterol has been driven by profit over science? What if low-carb and keto diets—dismissed and demonized—hold the key to reversing the global epidemic of chronic disease? Driven by curiosity and grounded in science, the film follows Dave and a team of researchers through a landmark research trial using high-resolution heart imaging.The results raise a daring question– have we been fighting the wrong enemy all along?
Title
The Cholesterol Code
Release
2026
Runtime
106 minutes (1 hour 46 minutes)
Rating
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Health
Directors
Jennifer Isenhart
Origin
United States
Language
English
United States
English
Creative Team
Creative Team
Director
Jennifer Isenhart
Writer
Dave Feldman
Writer
Jennifer Isenhart
Cast
Dr. Matthew Budoff
Cast
Dr. Arthur Agatston
Cast
Gary Taubes
Cast
Dr. Richard K. Bernstein
Cast
Dr. Bret Scher
Cast
Dave Feldman
Cast
Nick Norwitz, PhD
Cast
Doug Reynolds
Cast
Pam Devine
Cast
Dr. William Cromwell
Cast
Dr. Tro Kalayjian
Cast
Dr. Adrian Soto Mota
Cast
Dr. Jen Unwin
Cast
Michelle Hurn, RD
Cast
Dr. Chris Palmer
Cast
Dr. Georgia Ede
Cast
Matt Baszucki
Cast
Robyn Dobbins
Cast
Eric Rodgers
Cast
Lauren Kennedy
Cast
Johnny Coughlin
Cast
Dr. Scott Murray
Cast
Dr. Bilal Mannan
Cinematographer
Tom Hadzor
Editor
Bill Krumm
Other
Jan Ellison Baszucki
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