# The Truth About Fat: Why athletes need fat to perform better Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/the-truth-about-fat-why-athletes-need-fat-to-perform-better Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/the-truth-about-fat-why-athletes-need-fat-to-perform-better.md Podcast: [High School Athlete Nutrition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989) Published: 2026-07-31T14:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://smnutritionrd.mykajabi.com/podcasts/high-school-athlete-nutrition-2/episodes/2149236696 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149236696.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/episodes/the-truth-about-fat-why-athletes-need-fat-to-perform-better Duration seconds: 1383 ## Resource High School Athlete Nutrition Podcast – Episode #58 The Truth About Fat: Why athletes need fat to perform better   Today we are tackling a topic that still gets way too much confusion and fear… fats. We are covering essential fats : what they are, why your body needs them, and how the right ones can actually improve your performance, focus, and recovery.   Connect with us Stephanie | @highschool.athlete.nutrition Katie | @nutrition.at.play     Have a question or topic idea? Message us here - https://smnutritionrd.com/podcast   If you found this episode helpful, please share it with your teammates, coaches, or fellow parents to spread the word! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/episodes/the-truth-about-fat-why-athletes-need-fat-to-perform-better/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-school-athlete-nutrition-6436989/the-truth-about-fat-why-athletes-need-fat-to-perform-better.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.