Forks Over Knives

[moda0306]

Good to hear... I was thinking to myself that if Food Inc was full of bs they did a VERY good job of disguising it.  Loved that movie.

[Gosso]

Good to hear... I was thinking to myself that if Food Inc was full of bs they did a VERY good job of disguising it.  Loved that movie.

You guys finally convinced me to watch Food Inc.  I loved the conclusion, although I have a feeling that the path to get there may have been painted a little too negatively.  I have no proof, just a hunch.  But it's hard to argue with eating good, clean, healthy food.

I'm also going to visit the farmers market more often.  I think the extra cost is well worth it.

[moda0306]

Gosso,

I agree, in a sense.  There's always an agenda with a documentary, but most of them you can walk away with some interesting perspectives... Even Michael Moore movies make a good point or two by the end.

I definitely thought, as politically-motivated documentaries go, though, that Food Inc was pretty darn good.

[Gosso]

Gosso,

I agree, in a sense.  There's always an agenda with a documentary, but most of them you can walk away with some interesting perspectives... Even Michael Moore movies make a good point or two by the end.

I definitely thought, as politically-motivated documentaries go, though, that Food Inc was pretty darn good.

100% agree.  I just enjoy searching for the hints of negativity in everything...

[Benko]

I would have liked to see more REAL data to support the claims that eating meat and dairy causes cancer.

I bought the book after seeing this thread awhile back.

The most important point for health is to eat more plants, and a variety. Plants containts many healthy promoting substances.  I've markedly increased the plants in my diet, while still eating 4-6 ounces of high quality animal protein e.g. wild seafood, hormone free antibiotic free meat with each meal.  There are no studies that I know of to confirm this (since there are no studies looking at people who only eat high quality animal protein), but it seems more likely it is presence of plants, rather than absense of meat that provides the benefits.

If you are on the heavy side, this book is problematic as they are ignorant of the pitfalls of large amounts of carbohydrates e.g. the book's recipie for oatmeal which adds several cups of fruit and maple syrup.  This is probably not a great idea for anyone, but is really bad for heavier people.  One of the mechanisms of aging is that cells age from being carmelized i.e. from being changed by sugar molecules and eating this combination of carbs is a lot to eat, especially at one time.

Vegetables are great, no problem. Fruits especially e.g. berries in small quantities are good also.  However grains are more problematic (because of the amount of carbs and high glycemic index for most) as are large amounts of fruits.