What The Health?!?!

fernie8787
fernie8787 Posts: 31 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So after watching this movie, it was very insightful for me. I'm just wondering if anyone has watched the movie and what you thought of it? Did you change your eating habits after? Did you go vegan? Just wanted to know what people thought.

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  • sunfastrose
    sunfastrose Posts: 543 Member
    I have not watched it but my understanding is it is very one-sided, too much propaganda, and that even vegans don't want to be associated with it.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    jseams1234 wrote: »
    I watched one recently about porn.hub and after about 45 minutes I was firmly convinced that the Russian Mafia, Monsanto, Newt Gingrich and Oprah where all conspiring to poison our water and launder money so they could anoint Elvis as our one and true leader.


    ... actually only got through about 10 minutes before I had to try to explain to my wife that it wasn't porn I was watching but a Netflix documentary about - eh, I just gave up and we watched a documentary about monkeys.

    I suppose the monkey documentary was against eating them... typical propaganda nonsense.
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    edited May 2018
    NovusDies wrote: »
    jseams1234 wrote: »
    I watched one recently about porn.hub and after about 45 minutes I was firmly convinced that the Russian Mafia, Monsanto, Newt Gingrich and Oprah where all conspiring to poison our water and launder money so they could anoint Elvis as our one and true leader.


    ... actually only got through about 10 minutes before I had to try to explain to my wife that it wasn't porn I was watching but a Netflix documentary about - eh, I just gave up and we watched a documentary about monkeys.

    I suppose the monkey documentary was against eating them... typical propaganda nonsense.

    Actually about those sneaky little buggers learning how to steal from humans. ;)

    I did watch most of "What the Health" and found it laughable... on the other side of the aisle is "The Magic Pill" which is just as terrible. Aside from the nature shows and docuseries on Netflix they are all just horrible. I mostly wonder at the people that watch them and then decide to make dramatic life choices without further research.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    OP, I would never make health decisions based on a documentary. Documentaries are not required to tell you the whole truth, or even any truth at all. They pick one or two truthful pieces of research, blow them up to dramatic extremes, and leave out any part of the stories they are telling that don't support their point.

    If one inspires you to look for the other side of the story, then some unbiased opinions, then use your common sense to learn more about the subject, that's great. But you shouldn't take any documentary seriously as the whole story. Even the folks who made it only meant it to be one side of the story and entertaining.
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Stupiddddddd. Didn’t even want to read through the comments. Just wanted to state the ridiculousness of this movie
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    I read this evidence-based analysis of it: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/what-the-health-a-movie-with-an-agenda/

    tl;dr and for those who don't click links: It's a one-sided, sensationalistic, agenda-driven, propaganda piece full of junk science and outright lies (just like most "documentaries" on Netflix). See link above for a more detailed analysis.

    Like most documentaries on Netflix? No. Like most diet and/or weight related ones? Yes. Otherwise I agree with your quick summary.

  • happytree923
    happytree923 Posts: 463 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    happytree923 wrote: »
    Before you change your diet, watch The Magic Pill (also on Netflix). It’s basically the same movie but supports keto instead of veganism. Comparing the two you’ll see how easy it is to create a very convincing documentary by cherry picking and using sensationalism to get your point across. Neither movie is correct and neither movie shows the actual full landscape of nutrition research.

    If one based their diet off the woo and propaganda in various Netflix "documentaries", they'd starve to death because there would be nothing left to eat that wasn't 'deadly' according to one of them. They're all a bunch of garbage.

    I think leafy greens and raw mushrooms are still ok across the board but I’d rather not spend the entire day chewing.
  • duskyjewel
    duskyjewel Posts: 286 Member
    I agree with ZDogg MD's take on that "documentary." https://youtu.be/skIGCoopR-g
  • New_Heavens_Earth
    New_Heavens_Earth Posts: 610 Member
    My friends saw this and are all suddenly "woke". They're eating French fries and salads, eliminaging huge protein sources with no consideration of nutrition, and are wondering why their hair is falling out. I wish this propaganda piece would go away. Just maybe it would open the door to someone wanting to get a real education on veganism and ethical treatment of animals.
  • happytree923
    happytree923 Posts: 463 Member
    Side note, did anyone else think What the Health’s documentarian was a huge jerk? I couldn’t get over how he expected the phone operators at the ADA to answer questions about website content. It made me wonder if he’s ever worked in an office before because that is such a ridiculous question to ask the poor schmuck answering the phone for $15 an hour.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    happytree923 wrote: »
    Side note, did anyone else think What the Health’s documentarian was a huge jerk? I couldn’t get over how he expected the phone operators at the ADA to answer questions about website content. It made me wonder if he’s ever worked in an office before because that is such a ridiculous question to ask the poor schmuck answering the phone for $15 an hour.

    Common sense and honesty take a backseat to hype in mockumentaries like that.
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