Forks Over Knives facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Forks Over Knives |
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| Directed by | Lee Fulkerson |
| Produced by | John Corry Brian Wendel |
| Written by | Lee Fulkerson |
| Starring | T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. John A. McDougall, M.D. Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Rip Esselstyn |
| Music by | Ramón Balcázar |
| Editing by | John Orfanopoulos Brian Crance Michael Fahey |
| Studio | Monica Beach Media |
| Distributed by | Virgil Films and Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | May 6, 2011 (limited release) August 30, 2011 (DVD) |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Forks Over Knives is a 2011 American advocacy film and documentary that advocates a low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet (that excludes all animal products and processed foods) as a way to avoid or reverse several chronic diseases. The film recommends avoiding overly refined and processed foods, including refined sugars, bleached flours, and oils, and instead eating whole grains, legumes, tubers, vegetables, and fruits.
Summary
Through an examination of the careers of American physician Caldwell Esselstyn and professor of nutritional biochemistry T. Colin Campbell, Forks Over Knives claims that many diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer, can be prevented and treated by eating a whole-food, plant-based diet, avoiding processed food and food from animals.
The film includes an overview of the 20-year China–Cornell–Oxford Project that led to Professor Campbell's findings, outlined in his book The China Study (2005), in which he suggests that coronary artery disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer can be linked to the Western diet of processed and animal-based foods (including dairy products).
Books
- Alona Pulde M.D., Matthew Lederman M.D. The Forks Over Knives Plan: How to Transition to the Life-Saving, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet, 2014.
- Sroufe, Del. Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, 2012.
- Stone, Gene. Forks Over Knives: The Plant Based Way to Health, 2011.
See also
In Spanish: Tenedores sobre cuchillos para niños
