The Magic Pill (TMP) claims that an ancestral “paleo” or ketogenic-type diet is the most healthful. WTH would say that there is also no difference between organic or conventionally-raised foods. You can see in the table that WTH is most concerned about processed animal products without concern for processed or refined carbohydrates. You should eat zero animal foods, and any chronic disease that comes from poor eating comes from foods derived from an animal. What the Health (WTH) claims that a vegan, plant-based diet is the best health approach to eating. So, now that we have that out of the way, here we go: What the Health summary This is by no means comprehensive, and there is definite nuance to each. Ok, first before I go any further, I want to acknowledge that this is a very high level summary of what I see as the main themes, similarities and differences between the two documentaries. If you’re unlikely to read through the table, let me summarize it briefly here for you: Together, we put this table (below) to compare and contrast the two documentaries. I had an intern working with me the past couple weeks, and we sat down to watch them (lucky her, right? Your assignment is to relax on my couch and watch movies with me). Other food and health-related documentaries I could have talked about include Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, Food Inc, Fed Up, Forks Over Knives, Cowspiracy, King Corn, That Sugar Film, and honestly more than I realized existed before watching each of these. I picked these 2 out because they’re 2 of the most popular/high impact (people are making big health/diet decisions based on watching these), and they were both published in 2017. Plus, I get to the point where I only need to watch 5 minutes of a documentary, see which “experts” they’ve interviewed, and I can already predict the bent to the show. I just need to shut off from all of that. I have to be honest… I hadn’t even watched them. Although I’m obviously pretty interested in nutrition, health, and what we can do to reverse chronic disease, I sometimes need to just watch a binge-worthy documentary on Netflix (um… Wild Wild Country and Evil Genius anyone?!). Over the past year, I’ve had people from all seasons of my life reach out to me and ask me what the H I think about the “What the Health” and “The Magic Pill” documentaries. My take on What the Health and The Magic Pill, two popular food and health documentaries
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