{"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":"How Big Pharma Turned Normal Cholesterol Into a $20B Problem","slug":"how-big-pharma-turned-normal-cholesterol-into-a-20b-problem","published_at":"2026-07-11T20:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuel-different-7819549/how-big-pharma-turned-normal-cholesterol-into-a-20b-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuel-different-7819549","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7638099728.mp3?updated=1776258827","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7638099728.mp3?updated=1776258827","summary":"Your doctor just told you your cholesterol is \"high\" at 210. Time for a lifetime of pills? Not so fast. That number used to be considered perfectly normal until a few drug companies needed to sell more statins. What we cover: • How Pfizer turned Lipitor into the best-selling drug ever by moving the goalposts on \"healthy\" cholesterol • Why the 2013 guideline changes suddenly made 13 million more Americans \"sick\" overnight • The real numbers: for every 100 healthy people taking statins for 5 years, maybe 1 or 2 heart attacks get prevented • How a $20 billion industry convinced us that normal became dangerous Who this is for: Anyone who's been told they need cholesterol medication but wants to understand what those numbers actually mean. Sarah breaks down the marketing machine that turned a normal body function into a medical emergency. Spoiler alert: your great-grandmother probably had \"high\" cholesterol her whole life and lived to 95. Chapters: 00:00 The cholesterol con begins 02:30 How normal became \"dangerous\" 05:15 Lipitor's $125 billion success story 08:20 What the numbers really tell us 10:45 Questions to ask your doctor This isn't about never taking medication. It's about understanding when you actually need it versus when someone's trying to sell it to you. 🎧 If this made you question what else you've been told about \"healthy\" numbers, follow Fuel Different. Sarah drops episodes like this daily, and tomorrow she's covering why your blood pressure reading might be total BS. Hit follow so you don't miss it. ----------- Keywords: diet advice, intermittent fasting, nutrition facts, weight loss, nutrition advice, diet myths, liver health, medical advice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Your doctor just told you your cholesterol is \"high\" at 210. Time for a lifetime of pills? Not so fast. That number used to be considered perfectly normal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":843,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fuel-different-7819549/episodes/how-big-pharma-turned-normal-cholesterol-into-a-20b-problem/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/how-big-pharma-turned-normal-cholesterol-into-a-20b-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}