The Cholesterol Code
An engineer’s alarming cholesterol result becomes a global inquiry into diet, medical consensus, and the evidence behind chronic-disease advice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- inquisitive
- urgent
- skeptical
- health research viewing
- discussion night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dave Feldman’s response to his own blood-test results drives a broader investigation and research study.
The film directly questions whether fear of cholesterol has been shaped more by profit than by evidence.
The landmark study follows researchers using high-resolution heart imaging to test competing claims about cholesterol.
Feldman and the researchers challenge decades of mainstream cholesterol guidance through new evidence and competing interpretations.
Films like The Cholesterol Code, and why
Super Size Me
Shares a personal health experiment that expands into a provocative investigation of nutrition science and prevailing medical assumptions.
The Game Changers
Explores contested dietary research through interviews, scientific claims, and a challenge to conventional health narratives.
Fed Up
Uses investigative documentary methods to question institutional health guidance and the commercial forces shaping public dietary beliefs.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jennifer Isenhart
- Release Date
- 2026-04-17
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Dave Feldman
- Bret Scher
- Arthur Agatston
- Matthew Budoff
- Nick Norwitz
- Gary Taubes
- Georgia Ede
- Dr. Shawn Baker
- William Cromwell
- Jen Unwin
Common questions
- What is The Cholesterol Code about?
- An engineer’s alarming cholesterol result becomes a global inquiry into diet, medical consensus, and the evidence behind chronic-disease advice.
- What is The Cholesterol Code like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Cholesterol Code as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Cholesterol Code violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Cholesterol Code.
- Which films are like The Cholesterol Code?
- Films with a similar feel include Super Size Me, The Game Changers, and Fed Up.
- How long is The Cholesterol Code?
- The Cholesterol Code runs 106 minutes.
