My all time FAVORITE food documentary is a documentary titled “Forks Over Knives”. This documentary was create in support of a vegan lifestyle. The documentary is extremely interesting (especially to those of you interested in health/science) as it shows human beings who have beaten sicknesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer through a strict, vegan diet. In addition to including these real-life stories, “Forks Over Knives” also dives deep into some modern scientific studies. Caldwell Esselstyn, a doctor of nutritional biochemistry, presented his research findings in “Forks Over Knives”. His results truly stood out to me and have made me very aware of the foods I am eating on a daily basis ever since. Esselstyn has spent many years monitoring how casein protein (the main type of protein found in dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt) promotes tumor growth in rats. He injected tumors into two groups of rats, one group that consumed food with casein and one group that consumed “normal” grainy foods. After weeks and months monitoring the rats, Essylstyn noticed that the rats that had not been consuming casein had no tumor progression whatsoever while the rats that had been consuming casein had been experiencing extreme tumor growth. What was also interesting about this study was that when Essylstyn stopped feeding the rats with growing tumors casein and began feeding them grains instead, their tumors began to shrink.

“Forks Over Knives” is definitely a very one-sided documentary in that throughout the whole film, the main speakers try to convert the viewer to veganism. The main players in “Forks Over Knives” would argue that the only acceptable diet for human beings to follow is that of a purely vegan lifestyle. I am not sure if I agree with this statement 100%, though I do agree with the majority of opinions presented in the documentary. If you have 1.5 hours of free time, I strongly suggest you watch “Forks Over Knives”! The documentary is available on Netflix.

 

Here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ijukNzlUg