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Forks Over Knives
Actors: T. Colin Campbell, Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., Neal Barnard, Junshi Chen, Connie B. Diekman
Genres: Special Interests, Documentary

PG 2011 1hr 30min

What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure. Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especial... more »ly amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Major medical operations have become routine, helping to drive health care costs to astronomical levels. Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country's three leading causes of death, even though billions are spent each year to "battle" these very conditions. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases. Could it be there's a single solution to all of these problems? A solution so comprehensive but so utterly straightforward, that it's mind-boggling that more of us haven t taken it seriously? FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the so-called "diseases of affluence" that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. Dr. Campbell, a nutritional scientist at Cornell University, was concerned in the late 1960's with producing "high quality" animal protein to bring to the poor and malnourished areas of the third world. While in the Philippines, he made a life-changing discovery: the country's wealthier children, who were consuming relatively high amounts of animal-based foods, were much more likely to get liver cancer. Dr. Esselstyn, a top surgeon and head of the Breast Cancer Task Force at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, found that many of the diseases he routinely treated were virtually unknown in parts of the world where animal-based foods were rarely consumed. These discoveries inspired Campbell and Esselstyn, who didn't know each other yet, to conduct several groundbreaking studies. One of them took place in China and is still among the most comprehensive health-related investigations ever undertaken. Their research led them to a startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented - and in many cases reversed - by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet. Despite the profound implications of their findings, their work has remained relatively unknown to the public. The filmmakers travel with Drs. Campbell and Esselstyn on their separate but similar paths, from their childhood farms where they both produced "nature's perfect food"; to China and Cleveland, where they explored ideas that challenged the established thinking and shook their own core beliefs. The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Throughout the film, cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments - while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed. FORKS OVER KNIVES utilizes state of the art 3-D graphics and rare archival footage. The film features leading experts on health, examines the question "why we don't know", and tackles the issue of diet and disease in a way that will have people talking for years. FORKS OVER KNIVES was filmed all over the United States, and in Canada and China.

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Actors: T. Colin Campbell, Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., Neal Barnard, Junshi Chen, Connie B. Diekman
Genres: Special Interests, Documentary
Sub-Genres: Special Interests, Documentary
Studio: Virgil Films & Entertainment
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen
DVD Release Date: 08/30/2011
Original Release Date: 01/01/2011
Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2011
Release Year: 2011
Run Time: 1hr 30min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English

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Member Movie Reviews

Sharon F. (Shar) from AVON PARK, FL
Reviewed on 2/13/2023...

I loved this documentary and thought about keeping it, but decided it was best to share it with everyone else. This is not an easy plan to follow if you are a social person, but I do believe in what it talks about.

Carol G. from JUNCTION, TX
Reviewed on 4/2/2012...

After watching the movie, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead," and starting out "prediabetic," morbidly obese, and some ill health indicators from blood chemistries for future heart disease, I began at 205 lb last October drinking solely freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. After about a pound a day of weight loss into January, I started researching what I would do after the juicing and read the book, "The China Study," which led me to the book "The 80/10/10 Diet." I have found everything this film talks about to be "my" truth from experience. I have experimented a little and found that a meat meal causes me constipation and several days of mental and physical tiredness. I think I have finished testing the truth of this movie. I am continuing to lose weight and have gone from a BMI of morbid obesity to merely overweight! My goal is the BMI rating of normal! I have about 35 pounds to go to get there. My energy level, if I stay away from my past meals, is extremely high and I have a sense of well being. This is a wonderful film and one I hope someone will buy and post here so I can get it to watch to reinforce whenever I waver in my design to get past the age where my mother and sisters died, i.e., 70 of stroke. I am 67 and I want to reach the age of my great-grandmother, i.e., 96 (if not more)!

Oh, my arthritis pain disappears whenever I stay clear of overt fat and meat.

And, as to chicken, another film I watched, and I don't remember which one, tested modern-day chicken that is out of factory warehouses. This chicken is higher in fat ounce for ounce than pork or beef!

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

David M. from WALKERTON, IN
Reviewed on 9/10/2011...

A very interesting and informative video, definitely worth a look.

Yes, there is a lot of stuff here leading towards a vegan lifestyle which the critics have enjoyed bashing. I interpret this documentary that maybe we should eat less meat, I do not plan to cut it out entirely.

I have seen the ideas presented here in other places So I believe there is truth to the information. It is not just fat people who have heart and health problems.

The government has been presenting food guidelines for as long as I can remember, no doubt influenced by the farm lobby. One of the more hilarious commercials I have seen was touting pork as "the other white meat", as if we would somehow equate it to chicken which is totally absurd. I love bacon and ham but pork is one of the nastiest, fatty meats available. Please do not try and make me think it's chicken.

Health care is a business and healthy people are not good business. Big pharmaceutical loves your dollars. The doctor can give you a pill for everything. I would personally rather give my money to the grocery store and produce sellers.

7 of 7 member(s) found this review helpful.