Forks over knives

I enjoyed the movie, changed my lifestyle, and don't miss dairy at all! There is a group on MFP specific to this movie: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/2104-forks-over-knives

I tried to watch it. Such an obvious commercial for PETA that I had to turn it off.

Real men eat with a spork.

I watched a few other documentaries about veganism, raw food diets and juicing as well. After doing more personal research, I haven't committed to an entirely animal product-free diet or anything extreme but I do consciously try to eat less meat (I already don't eat dairy because I am lactose intolerant) and it has been beneficial for me. I feel lighter and more energetic. And to be honest, my entire family (nuclear and extended) has various, serious health related ailments and diseases. And so, I have definitely made an effort to go with organic products, less processed foods, and less animal products and fats. It is creating a healthier family. Again, I liked Forks Over Knives, but I know that we can't take everything at face value! Keep researching and finding the healthiest thing for you.

Forks over Knives? Wimps.

Real men use Chopsticks....and they're my personal sidearm.

Have not seen it yet but plan on watching it! I read the book Skinny ***** 2 years ago and went completely vegan.... I fell off the wagon a bit by adding cheese....I now consider myself a vegetarian (hoping to one day gain the strength to go back to vegan for good). I have to say if you do your research you will find that meat and dairy are not good for your body! If you really want to make this change I would start small first and eliminate meat and dairy one by one out of your diet. Also look on the web there are several blogs that contain completely vegan recipes and they are delicious!

It is a great show, the book is also really good and I would also recommend "The China Study" if you are into reading and want to do some more research on the subject. Very good info. I have been working on my veganism since February of this year and the show just reaffirmed everything that I had already believed about an ominvorous diet. I however just want to say that I am not interested in a debate about veganism verses non veganism just wanted to comment on the show

I have researched nutrition for many years now, and while I agree with some of the information presented in the movie, I felt there was a defiant slant. I think that the meat and dairy, in most cases, that we eat is not processed in a way that produces health. I prefer raw milk, meat raised on green grass with clean air and water, no feed lots. I think we eat way too much meat and dairy and I am working to reduce the amount of those things I eat. Drink whole raw milk while counting your calories and you will certainly eat a lot less of it! LOL
I do know 2 people who stopped eating animal products all together, and it affected their health in a bad way. Obviously not everyone who eats this way has this problem, but something was missing from these peoples diets that was there when they ate animal products. One lady went through 2 pregnancies eating like this, both of those children's teeth rotted out as soon as they came in. She did some research and found out that was a problem with such a diet, and fairly common. I am sure it doesn't always happen, but just know that it can and does.
It will never hurt us one bit to increase our raw veggie intake, I am all for that and am trying to do that. So my conclusion about the movie is it does have a lot of good information in it, I have read the book The China Study and it gives us some very thought provoking research. I am trying to reduce my meat and diary and increase my veggie intake, but I am not going vegan.

I find it funny that people take diet advice from media that's meant to entertain you.

The internet is a medium that's meant to entertain you. So what are you doing here?

Everything has a point of view. I haven't watched this one yet, but I've watched other similar things.

Just because a movie or book has a point of view, doesn't mean that point of view is not valid. I think with the huge amount of these types of documentaries coming out, there's probably more to it than you think.

You can start with Fast Food Nation, and work your way through the plethora of them all, and then you can make up your own mind if it's sensationalism or not.

To me, it's NOT propoganda, but quite the opposite. It's more grass roots awareness by people that have done their research and are passionate about the topic. Of course, someone that is really into being vegan or vegetarian, or any other variant, is not going to promote meat and dairy. And, those that are into the meat and dairy industry are not going to promote being vegan. So, it's easy to point to a movie like this and say, "It's just a bunch of whacko weirdo PETA people." But, that's just the nature of the type of people that would be passionate enough to make a documentary about it. Someo one on the fence, wouldn't make a movie about it. But, that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. Actually, I applaud these movments. I think they are slowly moving the 1st world forward.

I would like to see big farms die. That's my dream for the world. I would gladly pay more for more wholesome and healthy food.

I tried to watch it. Such an obvious commercial for PETA that I had to turn it off.

^^^ I agree! It was amazing how some of the animal sound effects didn't even match what the real animal sounds like and was done to create a nightmarish sound and video. I do not think I finished the video.

I still enjoy eating meat (I prefer it grilled).

Everything has a point of view. I haven't watched this one yet, but I've watched other similar things.

Just because a movie or book has a point of view, doesn't mean that point of view is not valid. I think with the huge amount of these types of documentaries coming out, there's probably more to it than you think.

You can start with Fast Food Nation, and work your way through the plethora of them all, and then you can make up your own mind if it's sensationalism or not.

To me, it's NOT propoganda, but quite the opposite. It's more grass roots awareness by people that have done their research and are passionate about the topic. Of course, someone that is really into being vegan or vegetarian, or any other variant, is not going to promote meat and dairy. And, those that are into the meat and dairy industry are not going to promote being vegan. So, it's easy to point to a movie like this and say, "It's just a bunch of whacko weirdo PETA people." But, that's just the nature of the type of people that would be passionate enough to make a documentary about it. Someo one on the fence, wouldn't make a movie about it. But, that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. Actually, I applaud these movments. I think they are slowly moving the 1st world forward.

I would like to see big farms die. That's my dream for the world. I would gladly pay more for more wholesome and healthy food.

This.