{"podcast":{"title":"Fuel Different","slug":"fuel-different-7819549","podcast_index_feed_id":7819549,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN9205998233","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/84d024bc-0419-11f1-9d0a-4361a57d46ae/image/2f930157da2ebdc07c513de272b14981.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sarah Williams","episode_count":285,"summary":"Think your doctor's health advice isn't working? You're probably right. Join Sarah Williams on Fuel Different as she cuts through the nutrition noise with zero BS and actual science that makes sense. Sarah spent a decade as a nutrition researcher before realizing she was way better at explaining why keto works for some people and crashes for others, or why intermittent fasting might be sabotaging your weight loss goals instead of helping them. After her mom's doctor gave her the same cookie-cutter advice that wasn't working, Sarah started making videos to break down the real science. Three million followers later, she's still explaining health myths with the same energy she brings to family dinners. Every episode tackles the stuff that actually matters for healthy living — from why your metabolism is acting weird to which nutrition \"rules\" you can totally ignore. Sarah breaks down complex research into conversations that feel like chatting with your smartest friend who just happens to know everything about how your body works. Whether you're confused about conflicting diet advice or just want to understand what's actually happening when you eat, this show gives you practical answe…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T10:17:34.247745+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuel-different-7819549"},"episode":{"title":"Heart Doctors Banned This Ingredient. Food Companies Still Use It.","slug":"heart-doctors-banned-this-ingredient-food-companies-still-use-it","published_at":"2026-07-23T09:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuel-different-7819549/heart-doctors-banned-this-ingredient-food-companies-still-use-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuel-different-7819549","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN5031446368.mp3?updated=1776259049","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN5031446368.mp3?updated=1776259049","summary":"Heart doctors fought to ban this ingredient for decades. Food companies still sneak it into your groceries. Sarah Williams breaks down why trans fats are considered the deadliest food additive on earth and how they're still hiding in plain sight on store shelves. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why a tiny 2% increase in trans fat calories shoots your heart disease risk up 23% (Harvard research) • How trans fats create a double attack on your cholesterol levels that no other ingredient can match • The sneaky loophole that lets manufacturers claim \"0 grams trans fat\" while still using them • Which common foods still contain trans fats despite the 2018 FDA ban 👤 Perfect for: Anyone who reads nutrition labels and wants to know what's actually dangerous vs. just marketing hype. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Sarah Williams reveals the ingredient cardiologists call \"liquid death\" [01:45] The Harvard study that changed everything about trans fats [03:30] Why your body literally can't process artificial trans fats [05:15] The FDA loophole keeping trans fats in your food [07:00] Reading labels like a pro: where trans fats still hide [09:30] Natural vs artificial trans fats: what you need to know [11:00] Your action plan for a trans fat-free kitchen The scary part? Unlike sugar or salt, trans fats serve zero purpose in your body. They're basically industrial waste that food companies figured out how to make taste good. Even tiny amounts create inflammation and mess with your arteries in ways that took scientists decades to understand. This isn't about perfection or food fear. It's about knowing which ingredients are actually worth avoiding and which ones are just nutrition noise. 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow Fuel Different on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop…","meta_description":"Heart doctors fought to ban this ingredient for decades. Food companies still sneak it into your groceries. Sarah Williams breaks down why trans fats are…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":789,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fuel-different-7819549/episodes/heart-doctors-banned-this-ingredient-food-companies-still-use-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuel-different-7819549/heart-doctors-banned-this-ingredient-food-companies-still-use-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}