Aseem Malhotra: podcast appearances and interviews

Aseem Malhotra is a British cardiologist and author known for his views on diet, health, and COVID-19 vaccines. He served as the first science director of Action on Sugar in 2014 and has received recognition as one of The Sunday Times 500 most influential people in 2016. Additionally, he has been twice listed among the top fifty black and minority ethnic community pioneers in the UK's National Health Service by the Health Service Journal. Malhotra is co-author of the book The Pioppi Diet. His perspectives on reducing sugar intake, adopting a low-carb and high-fat diet, and minimizing reliance on prescription drugs have garnered both support and criticism. The British Heart Foundation has described his dietary advice as misleading and wrong, while his public questioning of the need for statins has been condemned as potentially harmful to public health. The British Dietetic Association named his Pioppi diet one of the top five worst celebrity diets to avoid in 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Malhotra authored The 21-Day Immunity Plan, a book claiming to reduce the risk of infection through diet, despite lacking medical evidence. Initially supporting COVID-19 vaccines, he later opposed their use and testified before the US Senate in 2026 concerning potential harms of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, reflecting his controversial stance within the medical community.