Fat Fiction

Wow, this could have been done in a one minute short. This documentary views more like a long winded repetitive advertisement for the junk books the interviewees have written. It also makes several misrepresentations of the science (eg nina ticholtz airheaded claims). We have known and it has been widely reported for DECADES that it is not fat per se, but type of fats. It is over 30 years since the science, the prestige press and the popular press has noted that for example margarine is unhealthy compared to other fats. skip this mindless nonsense and spend two minutes at mayo clinic website article on healthy eating and dietary fat. You will learn ten times more than you will learn in this repetitive, longwinded promotional "documentary."

A great piece of storytelling that let's us know what we are told as truths often are not. This film helps us to decipher what is truly healthy and what is non-science propaganda. It informs us and give us the information to make a informed choice.

Finding the truth will set you free and make you healthier in the process. Watch this and be informed.

... olive oil, avocado and walnut smoothies to start; pork crackling, lardons and black pudding for main; followed by sugar free dripping ice cream - washed down with a bottle of Thunderbird Red, or Blue if it's the weekend.

Fat does not make you fat, this has been acknowledged for some time now, as has the the role of the corrupt sugar mafia - no harm in re-amplifying that, and it's welcome. The fact is that when you shuffle, the world will still be no wiser to what's good for you than the hunter-gatherer that set the standard some time ago.

I thought I was well informed in this area but I quickly realized early on, I've been kidding myself. What an enlightening documentary. I thought I had a handle on a healthy diet! Wrong! This is thanks to years of brainwashing me, us, what they want us to believe what's a healthy diet. I liked how the information was presented. Not preachy and easy to follow, to understand. I walked away much better informed and know where I'll be making some changes in my diet! Bravo, well done folks!!

I was familiar already with the topic at hand and the research behind it is as sound as nutritional studies can get(which is not a lot). The real issue is how the documentary was presented, it was like it spent too much time beating around the bush, going in circles and repeating points. It also did not help that at times it went for smug analogies to sway opinions( how many times you had orange juice in the last year?... and so on). I dont know what was the intention of the documentary but what i know is that you either try to be accessible and resonate with the masses or you are diligent and accurate. In the end it feels like this one kind of failed at both. Not really recommended, there are 10 minutes videos on youtube who convey the same amount of information