Cholesterol on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 2 episodes
Each is a receipt: the exact quote, its timestamp, what published evidence says, and who benefits.
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- Dr. Joel Kahn (2)
- Dr. Mark Gordon (1)
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“It tells us, like a SmithKline-Beacham study that was done, 50% of all heart attacks happen in people with normal or low levels of cholesterol.”
Mark Gordon claims a SmithKline-Beecham study found half of all heart attacks occur in people with normal or low cholesterol.
“I scooped cholesterol out of blocked arteries. 20% of every blockage in a heart is cholesterol. It's a fact that was discovered in 1910.”
Kahn claims it is an established fact, discovered in 1910, that cholesterol makes up exactly 20% of every arterial blockage he has surgically removed.
“1997, Clark, 395 randomized clinical trials, what Chris is looking for. In metabolic ward, say, you jack up the saturated fat in your diet, you jack up your ch…”
Kahn asserts a 1997 paper by 'Clark' reviewed 395 randomized controlled metabolic-ward trials showing saturated fat intake raises cholesterol, a citation his co-guest immediately says he cannot verify.