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In Defense of Food (2015)
Finally a nutritional documentary that doesn't feels like propaganda
This is the forth documentary about nutrition that I found on Netflix and the first one that I don't feel it's propaganda.
It covers a huge variety of topics, like the history of nutrition science, why fiber is important, why is important to eat many different vegetables, about omega 3 - omega 6 ratios, why saturated fats are dangerous, different aboriginal diets(other documentaries do the bold claim that there is an ideal diet of our ancestors, but this one just show how many diets can be good), a little big of politics(but not too much and without focusing in the conspiracy part that other documentaries do), and specially it focuses on the importance of whole foods.
Don't get me wrong, this is not just a bunch of data, it does try to persuade you to do something: eat(whole) food, not too much and mostly plants.I don't agree completely with any of those statements, but I think all 3 have value and the way in which they are presented is very informative.
I rate it 8 instead of 10 because, as other review said, if you are already digging into nutritional documentaries, probably you already know 90% of the relevant information of this documentary, but it's an easy one to recommend to anyone who is just starting to learn about nutrition.