**Film ‘What the Health’**:
– Synopsis:
– Follows Kip Andersen interviewing physicians and individuals on diet and health.
– Alleged connection between meat, dairy, pharmaceutical industries, and health organizations is examined.
– Highlights serious health problems linked to meat and dairy consumption.
– Suggests a conspiracy to cover up health risks of meat and dairy products.
– Production:
– Written, produced, and directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn.
– Executive-produced by Joaquin Phoenix.
– Funded through an Indiegogo campaign raising over $235,000.
– Globally released on Vimeo in March 2017.
– Screenings licensed through Tugg Inc.
– Criticism:
– Criticized for confirmation bias and cherry-picking data.
– Labeled biased and misleading, advocating moderation in diet.
– Called propaganda and exaggerated health risks.
– Criticized for skewing truths and sensationalizing the subject.
**Reception and Recognition**:
– Criticism:
– Zubin Damania criticized the documentary for confirmation bias and cherry-picking data.
– Harriet Hall labeled the film biased and misleading, advocating moderation in diet.
– Martijn Katan called the film propaganda and exaggerated health risks.
– Sarah Berry criticized the film for skewing truths and sensationalizing the subject.
– Awards:
– Nominated for the 2018 Cinema for Peace Award for Most Valuable Documentary of the Year.
**Related Works**:
– Book:
– Companion book titled ‘What the Health’ authored by Eunice Wong and released in February 2017.
– See also:
– ‘List of vegan media’
– ‘Veganism’
– ‘Forks Over Knives’
**Notable Figures and Pioneers**:
– Notable Figures in Health Advocacy:
– Maximilian Bircher-Benner
– George Cheyne
– Elmer McCollum
– Helen Nearing
– Ellen G. White
– Pioneers in Vegetarianism:
– William Alcott
– Thomas Allinson
– George Bedborough
– William Lambe
– Henry Stephens Salt
– Influential Authors on Health and Nutrition:
– Bertrand P. Allinson
– Ernest Bell
– Lucius Duncan Bulkley
– Rynn Berry
– Elmer Lee
– Contributors to Ethical and Plant-Based Living:
– Phyllis B. Acosta
– Ernest Bonnejoy
– Lenna F. Cooper
– Harry Willis Miller
– Frank Wokes
– Impactful Vegan Chefs and Authors:
– Nava Atlas
– Mayim Bialik
– BOSH!
– Gypsy Boots
– Jon Wynne-Tyson
**References and Sources**:
– Various sources including the film’s official website, reviews, and interviews with medical professionals and critics.