"What the Health" on Netflix

melluc2
melluc2 Posts: 92 Member
edited November 20 in Social Groups
Disclaimer : Started watching it but I only got 8 minutes in. Cause I was like..."whaaaaat??"

They were saying it wasn't the sugar making you fat but fat that makes you fat. Within those first 8 min., the film seemed to be the counter documentary to, "That Sugar Film".

I'll probably finish watching it later, to hear both sides of the story! Always good to be aware of these things. :P

Enjoy! If you choose to watch it!
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  • AlexandraCarlyle
    AlexandraCarlyle Posts: 1,603 Member
    We've all seen it. And trust me, we had the same reaction as you did.
    If you're paying for Netflix, I wonder if you could get your money back for trying to sell you watchable documentaries which are nothing of the kind....?
  • 123sind
    123sind Posts: 80 Member
    If only :)
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    drosebud wrote: »
    I haven't seen it. Fortunately I went straight to the doctor's reaction video that someone kindly posted. I've not laughed so much in ages.
    http://zdoggmd.com/what-the-health/

    This ^^^ video is hilarious!!!

    The 'What the Health' video is simply a propaganda piece done by militant vegans - 'nuf said.
  • melluc2
    melluc2 Posts: 92 Member
    drosebud wrote: »
    I haven't seen it. Fortunately I went straight to the doctor's reaction video that someone kindly posted. I've not laughed so much in ages.
    http://zdoggmd.com/what-the-health/

    Thank you so much for that! Lol
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    I'd love to see it for a laugh, but I won't pay for it. I don't want them to benefit from me watching. LOL
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    For folks who just can't get enough (you know who you are ;)...) here's a rejoinder to ZDogg by a vegan advocate.

    Yep, there's a religious war on.. ..

    https://youtu.be/Z0ufvjwyUks

  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    Here's a low-key, ketophile response to What the Health from High Intensity Health:

    https://youtu.be/pmKsHdRWrmw
  • melluc2
    melluc2 Posts: 92 Member
    Thanks for that! Not as funny though. ;)
  • court_alacarte
    court_alacarte Posts: 219 Member
    melluc2 wrote: »
    Disclaimer : Started watching it but I only got 8 minutes in. Cause I was like..."whaaaaat??"

    They were saying it wasn't the sugar making you fat but fat that makes you fat. Within those first 8 min., the film seemed to be the counter documentary to, "That Sugar Film".

    I'll probably finish watching it later, to hear both sides of the story! Always good to be aware of these things. :P

    Enjoy! If you choose to watch it!

    I didn't even last *that* long!
  • magicsnapper
    magicsnapper Posts: 12 Member
    I got through 30 minutes and the ENTIRE time I was silently rebutting and making mental notations about their "facts" or "sources". I finally gave up. This is one of the most slanted pieces of "journalism" that I've seen in a long time. Just awful.
  • kimberwolf71
    kimberwolf71 Posts: 470 Member
    I'm going to have to watch at least some of this... simply because all my favorite podcasters are posting responses to it. I haven't watched any of them yet, because I want to know what they are rebutting first!!
  • kdz0444
    kdz0444 Posts: 143 Member
    I applaud those who made it past the 5 minute mark. I'm not sure how long I was watching but I would be surprised if I made it past 5 minutes. As soon as I realized what the "health" was I turned it off...I don't need that negativity in my life. Lol
  • retirehappy
    retirehappy Posts: 3,786 Member
    ccrdragon wrote: »
    drosebud wrote: »
    I haven't seen it. Fortunately I went straight to the doctor's reaction video that someone kindly posted. I've not laughed so much in ages.
    http://zdoggmd.com/what-the-health/

    This ^^^ video is hilarious!!!

    The 'What the Health' video is simply a propaganda piece done by militant vegans - 'nuf said.

    I too watch the drs. reaction, and knew I couldn't be bothered with the propaganda piece. The Dr. is hilarious for sure.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    How I wish the Three Stooges had lived long enough to offer their insights.


    https://youtu.be/rp7VpTfH4b0
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. ^^^^
  • CrispyStars3
    CrispyStars3 Posts: 199 Member
    Did not make it to 5 minutes....spent 10 minutes trying to figure out how to delete that mistake from my play list.
  • BeeBubbaBella
    BeeBubbaBella Posts: 2 Member
    I only made it 5 minutes into it. I had watched, "What's With Wheat" and then, "What the Health" popped up, so I thought it would be something good. I hate that Netflix has taken away the ratings/comments, because I could have known what I was getting into and not have wasted 5 minutes of my life I will never get back :D
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    edited July 2017
    The nutritional holy wars get so heated that we tend to lose sight of the many areas of agreement, such as:

    1. Hydrate.
    2. Avoid Frankenfood.
    3. Mix in ideology liberally and drink my flavor of Kool-Aid.
    4. .....
    5. ........(uh, there must be more.... no?) :s
  • AlexandraCarlyle
    AlexandraCarlyle Posts: 1,603 Member
    I made it all the way through. Please don't congratulate me. I couldn't tell you one word they said after the first few sentences; I was laughing too much to focus..... :D:D
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    I saw a friend a couple of weeks ago post on FB about watching it (it took every ounce of my willpower to not leave any kind of comment) and now I see her posting vegan recipes. I'm just so...

    Yet another reason to ditch FB. :s
  • Xerogs
    Xerogs Posts: 328 Member
    edited July 2017
    My wife is vegan so I ended up watching this with her. While I found some of it interesting it just seemed off to me, way more so than Cowspiracy. When I am with my wife I do eat low carb plant based (yes it can be done) but for the most part away from her I tend to eat what I want in the LCHF realm. My opinion on "What the Health" is that is was made for Vegans to reaffirm their way of life (which isn't wrong IMHO) but it didn't seem like there was any room for informed debate most of the interviews seemed forced and the interviewees didn't want to be railroaded. The interviewer went in primed to attack without an open mind. Now with that being said I think there is an unhealthy relationship with Big Ag companies and our politicians and organizations that receive donations from them being swayed by their money. I am sure the sugar lobby boohoos LCHF anything and the dairy lobby wants to add the cheapest cheese to everything in every meal to boost profits. It is difficult to make an informed decision when every corporation releases some new "study" in benefit of their product vs some other.

    No matter what there are better ways to get our food whether you are omnivore or strictly vegan. My wife eats some of the worst sugar laded vegan food out there. Also much of the factory farming industry has gone down the tubes all in the name of profit. I guess what I am trying to say is there are always better choices to be had. "What the Health" is, in my opinion, a propaganda piece on their end of the spectrum but I have seen the same on the opposite end of that spectrum as well. There are better documentaries out there with a more balanced sensible approach if you ask me. I still like Food Inc. for some of the basic information contained in it and I think Polyface farms is the right way to farm because that is the way my grandparents and my great grandparents farmed.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    I like to watch or read it all. I buy what I buy. I eat what I eat. I'm not easily swayed. I'm open to trying most things. There is most likely no one true way for a lifetime.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    kpk54 wrote: »
    I like to watch or read it all. I buy what I buy. I eat what I eat. I'm not easily swayed. I'm open to trying most things. There is most likely no one true way for a lifetime.

    That's another kicker - we change. (Many of us did well enough on wholesome low-fat fare - and much worse :s - when we were in our 20s & 30s and constantly in motion...)
  • retirehappy
    retirehappy Posts: 3,786 Member
    xerogs1 wrote: »
    My wife is vegan so I ended up watching this with her.
    Edited:
    No matter what there are better ways to get our food whether you are omnivore or strictly vegan. My wife eats some of the worst sugar laded vegan food out there.

    Really strict vegans do not eat cane sugar. Cane fields are burned before they cut the cane, because of the snakes that live in the fields, along with field mice, some small ground nesting birds etc. Remind her of this when she wants to eat items made with real cane sugar. Lots of it around and they are starting to label even soda pop with that.

    I used to be a vegetarian, and I got a lot of crap from vegans who didn't like anyone using sugar or honey. So glad I don't hang out with that judgemental crowd anymore.
  • retirehappy
    retirehappy Posts: 3,786 Member
    RalfLott wrote: »
    kpk54 wrote: »
    I like to watch or read it all. I buy what I buy. I eat what I eat. I'm not easily swayed. I'm open to trying most things. There is most likely no one true way for a lifetime.

    That's another kicker - we change. (Many of us did well enough on wholesome low-fat fare - and much worse :s - when we were in our 20s & 30s and constantly in motion...)

    So true. In my early years, I never had to monitor what I ate. I was mostly vegetarian in those days. The occasional holiday meal with a turkey or ham or the rare summer pig roasting. I was lower carb starting in the mid 90s with the Zone diet (40C/30P/30F). I lost on that initially but couldn't keep it off, I went on it and off it for years, yoing-yoing up and down. Until I decided to give LCHF a go, I did Atkin's induction plan for foodies last July, and I don't plan on eating any other way again, Low carb Healthy Fats all the way now. Because bacon and fatty steaks contain healthy fats.
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