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The Magic Pill

People around the globe are combating illness through a paradigm shift in eating. And this simple change -- embracing fat as our main fuel -- is showing profound promise in improving the health of people, animals and the planet.

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Robert Tate

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And I said, "Thank you,"
and he said, "We come." - The Magic Pill

And I said, "Thank you," and he said, "We com...

Bobbing, rocking... - The Magic Pill

Bobbing, rocking...

Verbal noises, - The Magic Pill

[Ryan Lee]
We're at the Shriners Hospitals
for Children in Honolulu. - The Magic Pill

[Ryan Lee] We're at the Shriners Hospitals for Children...

We take care of children
with brain-based disorders. - The Magic Pill

We take care of children with brain-based disorders.

Specifically,
we specialize in autism, - The Magic Pill

Specifically, we specialize in autism,

We're investigating not only - The Magic Pill

We're investigating not only

To help with their language,
help with their socialization. - The Magic Pill

To help with their language, help with their socialization.

We want children to be able - The Magic Pill

We want children to be able

And you put
that one in there, - The Magic Pill

And you put that one in there,

[Miki Wong]
The ketogenic diet
and the state of ketosis - The Magic Pill

[Miki Wong] The ketogenic diet and the state of ketosis

Ketones are acids
that the body produces from fat. - The Magic Pill

Ketones are acids that the body produces from fat.

[Miki]
And the body uses the ketones
for energy for the brain, - The Magic Pill

[Miki] And the body uses the ketones for energy for the brai...

[Ryan] Aaron Thatcher's
been on the ketogenic diet - The Magic Pill

[Ryan] Aaron Thatcher's been on the ketogenic diet

He has seen an improvement - The Magic Pill

He has seen an improvement

[Ryan]
Increased independence
and self-care skills, - The Magic Pill

[Ryan] Increased independence and self-care skills,

[Ryan]
As evidenced
by his scores on the ADOS, - The Magic Pill

[Ryan] As evidenced by his scores on the ADOS,

[woman]
What do you like doing - The Magic Pill

[woman] What do you like doing

[woman]
Oh. The "honu" in the ocean!
That makes you feel afraid? - The Magic Pill

[woman] Oh. The "honu" in the ocean! That makes yo...

[Robert]
I was watching Aaron
take the ADOS, - The Magic Pill

[Robert] I was watching Aaron take the ADOS,

So I said, "Can you say that
in a complete sentence?" - The Magic Pill

So I said, "Can you say that in a complete sentence?&qu...

-I feel happy I took the bus.
-[Robert] Awesome! - The Magic Pill

-I feel happy I took the bus. -[Robert] Awesome!

That's more therapeutic - The Magic Pill

That's more therapeutic

-[woman] Do you ever feel sad?
-Mmm. - The Magic Pill

-[woman] Do you ever feel sad? -Mmm.

-"I feel..."
-I feel upset - The Magic Pill

-"I feel..." -I feel upset

-person by my...self.
-[Robert] Yeah. - The Magic Pill

-person by my...self. -[Robert] Yeah.

[Ryan]
There's some common
metabolic processes in the body - The Magic Pill

[Ryan] There's some common metabolic processes in the b...

If you're taking a medicine, - The Magic Pill

If you're taking a medicine,

Whereas, if you approach it more
broadly, such as through food, - The Magic Pill

Whereas, if you approach it more broadly, such as through fo...

[jazz music playing] - The Magic Pill

[jazz music playing]

[Michelle]
I think that eating alone - The Magic Pill

[Michelle] I think that eating alone

I mean, I rarely will sit
and eat a meal alone - The Magic Pill

I mean, I rarely will sit and eat a meal alone

"Well, you really
should have less of this," - The Magic Pill

"Well, you really should have less of this,"

But when you eat
with other people, - The Magic Pill

But when you eat with other people,

I've become so ingrained
over the years of, - The Magic Pill

I've become so ingrained over the years of,

You know what
I mean? It's hard to like-- - The Magic Pill

You know what I mean? It's hard to like--

[Lisa]
I'd go buy a fat-free cake,
and I'd eat the whole thing, - The Magic Pill

[Lisa] I'd go buy a fat-free cake, and I'd eat the...

It's carbs. So, they say
it's fat-free, when really-- - The Magic Pill

It's carbs. So, they say it's fat-free, when reall...

[Michelle]
Fat. More fat. - The Magic Pill

[Michelle] Fat. More fat.

You want to use
a pure oil like this - The Magic Pill

You want to use a pure oil like this

I would love to be able to... - The Magic Pill

I would love to be able to...

Not have to count - The Magic Pill

Not have to count

Be so scared
of eating sometimes, you know? - The Magic Pill

Be so scared of eating sometimes, you know?

But I'm scared of,
"If I don't do that,
then I'll gain the weight back." - The Magic Pill

But I'm scared of, "If I don't do that, then ...

[Natalie]
Doing this as an act of love, - The Magic Pill

[Natalie] Doing this as an act of love,

[chattering] - The Magic Pill

To a long life
of happiness and health. - The Magic Pill

To a long life of happiness and health.

[jazz music playing] - The Magic Pill

[jazz music playing]

In 1955, - The Magic Pill

The nation is fixated
on this problem-- - The Magic Pill

The nation is fixated on this problem--

There's a number
of different explanations: - The Magic Pill

There's a number of different explanations:

So into this vacuum
steps Ancel Keys... - The Magic Pill

So into this vacuum steps Ancel Keys...

A pathologist from
the University of Minnesota, - The Magic Pill

A pathologist from the University of Minnesota,

Saturated fats and cholesterol
cause heart disease." - The Magic Pill

Saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease."

He was called a bully
even by his friends. - The Magic Pill

He was called a bully even by his friends.

And he was able
to get his beliefs - The Magic Pill

And he was able to get his beliefs

So the first ever
dietary recommendations - The Magic Pill

So the first ever dietary recommendations

It's the tiny little acorn - The Magic Pill

It's the tiny little acorn

What was the evidence
for that recommendation - The Magic Pill

What was the evidence for that recommendation

It amounted to one study, - The Magic Pill

It amounted to one study,

That's the Seven
Countries Study, - The Magic Pill

That's the Seven Countries Study,

And he sampled
nearly 13,000 men, - The Magic Pill

And he sampled nearly 13,000 men,

I mean, he had a hypothesis
that saturated fat - The Magic Pill

I mean, he had a hypothesis that saturated fat

He knew where
people were not eating
much saturated fat - The Magic Pill

He knew where people were not eating much saturated fat

And he ignored
other countries-- - The Magic Pill

And he ignored other countries--

He didn't go to those countries, - The Magic Pill

He didn't go to those countries,

His study showed that
low saturated fat intake - The Magic Pill

His study showed that low saturated fat intake

But it doesn't mean
that reducing saturated fat - The Magic Pill

But it doesn't mean that reducing saturated fat

It was also true - The Magic Pill

It was also true

In fact, they also found
in that study - The Magic Pill

In fact, they also found in that study

Then what ensued
was a tremendous amount - The Magic Pill

Then what ensued was a tremendous amount

Billions of dollars were spent
in large clinical trials, - The Magic Pill

Billions of dollars were spent in large clinical trials,

And they were done
in mental hospitals
and veterans hospitals-- - The Magic Pill

And they were done in mental hospitals and veterans hospital...

And at the end of billions
of dollars of research, - The Magic Pill

And at the end of billions of dollars of research,

[Marika Sboros]
Professor Timothy Noakes is
one of the very few scientists - The Magic Pill

[Marika Sboros] Professor Timothy Noakes is one of the very ...

[Reporter]
Sports scientist Timothy Noakes - The Magic Pill

[Reporter] Sports scientist Timothy Noakes

The charges against Noakes
were laid - The Magic Pill

The charges against Noakes were laid

It's a terrible thing to say.
I'm going to report you!" - The Magic Pill

It's a terrible thing to say. I'm going to report ...

The dietitian went on
and lodged a complaint - The Magic Pill

The dietitian went on and lodged a complaint

That is the most
serious charge - The Magic Pill

That is the most serious charge

It's time for us to take charge
of our nation's health. - The Magic Pill

It's time for us to take charge of our nation's he...

[Joan Adams]
Good morning.
It's the 16th of February, 2016. - The Magic Pill

[Joan Adams] Good morning. It's the 16th of February, 2...

We continue
with the official conduct
hearing against Dr. T. Noakes. - The Magic Pill

We continue with the official conduct hearing against Dr. T....

-[Joan] Yes.
-This is a unique event - The Magic Pill

-[Joan] Yes. -This is a unique event

[Marika]
The Association for
Dietetics in South Africa - The Magic Pill

[Marika] The Association for Dietetics in South Africa

It's time to look
at the results and the outcomes - The Magic Pill

It's time to look at the results and the outcomes

That's obesity, diabetes,
heart disease, cancer-- - The Magic Pill

That's obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer--

I'm talking
about insulin resistance, - The Magic Pill

I'm talking about insulin resistance,

[Marika]
What actually lies at the heart
of his case is the science, - The Magic Pill

[Marika] What actually lies at the heart of his case is the ...

One of the definitive studies
of the low-fat diet - The Magic Pill

One of the definitive studies of the low-fat diet

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People around the globe are combating illness through a paradigm shift in eating. And this simple change -- embracing fat as our main fuel -- is showing profound promise in improving the health of people, animals and the planet.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Tate

Writer: N/A

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Jan 2018

Awards: 2 wins total

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