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CaptainCrunch · 11-18-2019, 11:41 PM

I'm usually pretty skeptical of netflix documentaries which always seem to have their fair share of smoke and mirrors.

Its entirely up to people to eat what they want to eat, whether being Vegan or omnivore diets.

I still remember Super Size Me, and the whole this is as sharp of a piece of propaganda as I've ever seen. I guy on a healthy veggie based diet suddenly shifts to eating McDonalds, and not only that a 5000 calorie a day McDonald's Diet while not doing significant exercise and he wonders why he wasn't feeling good and showing ill health.

There was also the massive lie when he went to get tested, told the doctor that he ate nothing but McDonald's and the doctor was pointing out severe liver damage. Meanwhile he later admitted that he was an alcoholic and had been a heavy drinker for quiet some time.

My point isn't that McDonalds is the Bastian of healthy eating or I'm defending them or their menu choices at all. However making a pretty suspect unscientific documentary for example and then not reaching out to MacDonalds for their counterpoint seemed to be dishonest.

Look there are absolute benefits to these documentaries as long as you take them for what they are. Usually one sided presentations of any argument with lots of smoke and mirrors thrown in. To me documentaries are slanted and dishonest, If you take them as face value as the gospel of truth on the subject, you're missing the entire big picture debate of the issue. Just my 2 cents.

https://perfectketo.com/game-changers-movie-fact-check/

11-18-2019, 11:41 PM	#3
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	I'm usually pretty skeptical of netflix documentaries which always seem to have their fair share of smoke and mirrors. Its entirely up to people to eat what they want to eat, whether being Vegan or omnivore diets. I still remember Super Size Me, and the whole this is as sharp of a piece of propaganda as I've ever seen. I guy on a healthy veggie based diet suddenly shifts to eating McDonalds, and not only that a 5000 calorie a day McDonald's Diet while not doing significant exercise and he wonders why he wasn't feeling good and showing ill health. There was also the massive lie when he went to get tested, told the doctor that he ate nothing but McDonald's and the doctor was pointing out severe liver damage. Meanwhile he later admitted that he was an alcoholic and had been a heavy drinker for quiet some time. My point isn't that McDonalds is the Bastian of healthy eating or I'm defending them or their menu choices at all. However making a pretty suspect unscientific documentary for example and then not reaching out to MacDonalds for their counterpoint seemed to be dishonest. Look there are absolute benefits to these documentaries as long as you take them for what they are. Usually one sided presentations of any argument with lots of smoke and mirrors thrown in. To me documentaries are slanted and dishonest, If you take them as face value as the gospel of truth on the subject, you're missing the entire big picture debate of the issue. Just my 2 cents. https://perfectketo.com/game-changers-movie-fact-check/ __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Last edited by CaptainCrunch; 11-18-2019 at 11:45 PM.