# What is fat? - George Zaidan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/what-is-fat-george-zaidan Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/what-is-fat-george-zaidan.md Podcast: [TED-Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430) Published: 2026-06-21T07:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4492378942.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4492378942.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-ed-7859430/episodes/what-is-fat-george-zaidan Duration seconds: 366 ## Resource View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-fat-george-zaidanAs the narrative goes, fat is bad. Well, it's actually more nuanced than that. The type of fat you eat is more impactful on your health than the quantity. George Zaidan examines triglycerides, the varied molecules that make up fat, and how to identify which types of fat you are consuming.Lesson by George Zaidan, animation by Igor Coric. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-ed-7859430/episodes/what-is-fat-george-zaidan/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/what-is-fat-george-zaidan.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.