You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment

By the end of the 4 episodes, I was quite confused about the results and the ins and outs of what they ate, how they cooked the food themselves, how they trained, and the differences in the results. It started off really interesting with presenting the study and all its different components and what they could find out. Sadly, by the end they just focused on convincing people to go vegan. The context of the food industry etc especially the bacteria in some meat was quite interesting, but again it was quite heavily biased towards veganism, not showing one drawback of a full plant based diet and it felt like they were trying to do 2 things in one - the actual study and a documentary about the bad meat industry.

If you came way thinking this was biased, you're not as open and more insecure about your dietary choices than you think. Information was presented very clearly and really adds further evidence to what we already know. The China Study has been out for some time. The Mediterranean diets and traditional Japanese diets all point in the same direction, next to no meat and dairy in moderation. These people live longer and healthier without health care systems to subsidise them. The information has been there for a long time, and many viewers of this documentary/study through their ratings still choose to ignore the science until it's says what they seemingly want it to say.

The show aims to raise awareness about the global food crisis and addresses critical issues such as deforestation in Brazil caused by cattle ranching. It advocates for a shift towards veganism as a potential solution. However, its singular focus on the negatives of meat consumption and the glorification of a vegan lifestyle may alienate its primary audience: meat eaters. The portrayal of veganism is somewhat biased, with its benefits exaggerated and its drawbacks often overlooked.

This one-sided approach could result in the show missing its mark. A balanced discussion that fairly represents both diets, acknowledging their respective pros and cons, would likely be more effective. Additionally, exploring middle-ground options like vegetarianism might appeal to a broader audience. In conclusion, while I appreciate the show's content and intent, I believe it could better achieve its objectives by adopting a more inclusive and balanced perspective.

I object to the presentation of this series. It says, it's about the experiment. But it's not. Except for episode 1, there is hardly anything about the participants. It's about how bad the food industry is, and how bad meat is for you. I agree absolutely that the meat industry is very bad. The word alone tells you that. But it's the skewed info on the series I don't like. Just say it upfront. We want to convince you, that veganism is best. You should not eat meat. We will show you a lot of bad things about the food industry, in order to make you change to vegan. That is the point of the series.

It is a good idea to promote Plant Based Diet. But what is promoted in this series is a lot of processed vegan food that is still not a healthy option. Processed vegan meat substitute, or cheese. Plant Based Diet to be healthy has to be whole, not processed, full of vegetables, fruits, grains, pulses. No oil!

And why all the Americans companies have to immidiatelly go global? Take over the world? Can't you guys just stay local and let other communities in the world just stay healthy. Why they have to buy processed cashew nuts if they can just eat them raw? Why producing a processed vegan sausage? People who do not want to eat animal products do not want to eat sausages. Simple food like grains, pulses, vegetables take very little time to prepare. We should be going back to nature, to simplicity. Instead we exploiting now cashew farms because we need to produce tons of fake cheese? Vegan means eating fresh, minimal processed food. Vegan eating vegan cookies, and oily stews with fake meat is still not healthy.