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The documentary series reels you in slowly. You think you are watching a twin experiment at first. Then the plant-based agenda becomes apparent. While they still go back to the twin experiment the documentary is consumed by a naked attempt to get people to stop consuming animal products. I am one who believes plant-based diets are good for the planet and at no point did I think the documentary was telling outright lies. However, a lot of inconvenient truths were ignored and the people behind the experiment did all sorts of gymnastics to make the plant-based diet seem healthier. They took the results for each twin and bent them to say what they wanted even though it did not match reality.

Also they ignored the fact that vegan diets can also be unhealthy. Plant-based meats are high in sodium and many vegan foods are highly processed, increasing the risk of cancer. Not to mention the use of pesticides and the destruction of land necessary to grow crops. Everything we consume can be made to look terrible if someone has the determination to make a documentary about it.

Lastly the doc completely ignored the promise of lab-grown meat because it did not fit the plant-based agenda. Even though lab meat is promising for reducing the environmental impact of meat consumption.