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    From http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/heal..._a_vegan_diet/ :

    Documentary argues virtues of a vegan diet


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    What “An Inconvenient Truth’’ did for global warming, Lee Fulkerson’s persuasive documentary does for a vegan diet.

    Despite the educational tone of the film, it’s not as dry as it sounds. Bolstered by two American doctors’ decades of separate research, “Forks Over Knives’’ offers compelling evidence that a diet heavy in animal protein and dairy leads to an increase in heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other severe illnesses. The film delivers a concise history of Western eating habits, with graphs and charts punctuated by entertaining real-life experiences.

    Fulkerson keeps the information viewer-friendly, including himself among the skeptics who are converted. He was a Red Bull-swilling, red meat-eating guy who believed himself healthy until he consulted with a pioneering doctor who urged him to alter his diet. Within a few months, Fulkerson’s cholesterol levels, weight, and blood pressure dropped. We also get testimony from Joey Aucoin who, when we meet him, is gobbling a host of medications to treat a rash of diseases including diabetes and hypertension, as he battles depression, fatigue, and allergies. After switching to a diet of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes, and undertaking an exercise regimen, he’s medication-free and says he has never looked or felt better.

    The film’s primary experts are nutritional scientist T. Colin Campbell, of Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., a top surgeon and head of the Breast Cancer Task Force at the Cleveland Clinic. Both became passionate advocates for a vegan diet separately after many years of research.
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    Yes, it is basically a movie made on the 'China Study'.
    Can't wait for it to come to Europe...

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    Quote Andy_T View Post
    Can't wait for it to come to Europe...
    In case you didn't know (I didn't!): 'Planeat' seems to be a related project, and is already being shown in Europe (at least in UK):

    May 20th:
    Leicester,: Phoenix Square Cinema
    London: Shortwave

    May 21st:
    Cardiff: Chapter Arts Centre
    Glasgow: Glasgow Film

    It will also be available online later this year:
    http://planeat.tv/watch-the-film

    A group of leading international scientists, doctors and professors have spent their lives trying to find out what is the best way to eat. A pattern has begun to emerge in their research, which shows that our animal-based diets are the cause of our most challenging health and environmental problems. Having to battle against their own beliefs, and those of the institutions they worked for, they have come up with a solution that will change people’s lives forever. They share their ideas on how we can not only prevent prevalent diseases like cancer and heart disease but also cure them. And also how applying the same principles can dramatically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, at the same time as providing more food for the planet. In accordance with this scientific evidence, pioneering farmers and chefs around the world are discovering new ways to produce and prepare the food we should be eating.
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    Hello Korn,

    thanks for the info!

    Best regards,
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    well pleased to see this is being shown some places in the UK I can't wait to see it

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