Have you considered eating Oreo cookies to lower your cholesterol numbers? Nick Norwitz did just that, with success, along with many other metabolic experiments. Nick is an academic, a researcher, and a scientist at heart. It was a lot of fun to do a metabolic deep dive with him and I know you'll also enjoy this episode.    What we discussed:    Nick's background and personal journey with illness and nutrition (2:15) His personal experience with the ketogenic diet and his frustration with the criticism (4:13) Challenges and misconceptions in nutrition science (7:22) The powerful role of personal stories in the nutritional space (11:12) Nick's research on lean mass hyper responders (23;24) The impact of ketogenic diets on lipid markers (34:08) The role of functional data in health decisions (45:12) The satiety per calorie model controversy (55:00) Nick's egg experiment and social media strategy (1:12:55) Future experiments and research interests (1:16:41)   Where to learn more:   Twitter YouTube   If you loved this episode and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!