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What the Health

An intrepid filmmaker on a journey of discovery as he uncovers possibly the largest health secret of our time and the collusion between industry, government, pharmaceutical and health organizations keeping this information from us.

Director

Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn

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Genre

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N/A

Production

Spark Media

Awards

2 nominations

Homepage

http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/

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- Worldwide, we're
looking at approximately - What the Health

- Worldwide, we're looking at approximately

There's not question
that we're in the midst - What the Health

There's not question that we're in the midst

Right now, one in
three Medicare dollars - What the Health

Right now, one in three Medicare dollars

One in 10 total
health care dollars - What the Health

One in 10 total health care dollars

There's no question that
this is a major problem. - What the Health

There's no question that this is a major problem.

- [Kip] What in particular - What the Health

- [Kip] What in particular

(uplifting Mexican guitar music) - What the Health

(uplifting Mexican guitar music)

- [Kip] My name is Kip, I'm a
filmmaker from San Francisco - What the Health

- [Kip] My name is Kip, I'm a filmmaker from San Franc...

Like so many of us, I've a
family history of diabetes, - What the Health

Like so many of us, I've a family history of diabetes,

My dad had his
heart bypass at 49, - What the Health

My dad had his heart bypass at 49,

My grandpa died young from
diabetes complications - What the Health

My grandpa died young from diabetes complications

I was always paranoid
that I would also get - What the Health

I was always paranoid that I would also get

Like any good hypochondriac,
WebMD Symptoms Checker - What the Health

Like any good hypochondriac, WebMD Symptoms Checker

Even in my teens, I
took Metamucil everyday - What the Health

Even in my teens, I took Metamucil everyday

I ate every multivitamin
I can get my hands on - What the Health

I ate every multivitamin I can get my hands on

I followed all the large
health organization's - What the Health

I followed all the large health organization's

I exercise regularly, don't
smoke, don't drink soda, - What the Health

I exercise regularly, don't smoke, don't drink so...

- [Announcer] Processed
meat is clearly linked - What the Health

- [Announcer] Processed meat is clearly linked

- Hotdogs or bacon could be just - What the Health

- Hotdogs or bacon could be just

- [Kip] The World Health
Organization that looked - What the Health

- [Kip] The World Health Organization that looked

Just one serving of deli
meats daily increases - What the Health

Just one serving of deli meats daily increases

I had no idea that what we
ate affected cancer rates, - What the Health

I had no idea that what we ate affected cancer rates,

The World Health Organization
classifies processed meat - What the Health

The World Health Organization classifies processed meat

The same group as cigarettes,
asbestos, and plutonium. - What the Health

The same group as cigarettes, asbestos, and plutonium.

And classifies red meat
as a Group 2 carcinogen. - What the Health

And classifies red meat as a Group 2 carcinogen.

Was this like I'd
essentially been smoking - What the Health

Was this like I'd essentially been smoking

If processed meats are labeled
the same as cigarettes, - What the Health

If processed meats are labeled the same as cigarettes,

I thought this was
new information - What the Health

I thought this was new information

I couldn't believe I'd
been eating processed meats - What the Health

I couldn't believe I'd been eating processed meat...

Why hadn't I been
hearing about it - What the Health

Why hadn't I been hearing about it

When I went on their website, - What the Health

When I went on their website,

But even more shocking,
on their Eat Healthy page, - What the Health

But even more shocking, on their Eat Healthy page,

This is after the World
Health Organization - What the Health

This is after the World Health Organization

- Hi, I was calling
because I was wondering why - What the Health

- Hi, I was calling because I was wondering why

Which the World Health
Organization has classified - What the Health

Which the World Health Organization has classified

Which is in the same
class as tobacco smoking, - What the Health

Which is in the same class as tobacco smoking,

This would be like a
lung association having a - What the Health

This would be like a lung association having a

- [Sam] Well, let
me just place you - What the Health

- [Sam] Well, let me just place you

I had always been
concerned about cancer - What the Health

I had always been concerned about cancer

I wondered if things
would have been different - What the Health

I wondered if things would have been different

In the US, one out of every
four deaths is from cancer. - What the Health

In the US, one out of every four deaths is from cancer.

Oh sweet, American
Cancer Society rep - What the Health

Oh sweet, American Cancer Society rep

So, we just went in
for the interview - What the Health

So, we just went in for the interview

After repeated emails asking why - What the Health

After repeated emails asking why

Why would an American
Cancer Society rep - What the Health

Why would an American Cancer Society rep

I was, however, able to
connect with a growing movement - What the Health

I was, however, able to connect with a growing movement

I took my old trustee
van, Super Blue, - What the Health

I took my old trustee van, Super Blue,

- 2/3 of adults are now
overweight or obese, - What the Health

- 2/3 of adults are now overweight or obese,

There's no way we can
sustain the current style - What the Health

There's no way we can sustain the current style

- The diabetes, the
arthritis, the heart disease, - What the Health

- The diabetes, the arthritis, the heart disease,

All the data is that those
70% of deaths and morbidity - What the Health

All the data is that those 70% of deaths and morbidity

- Most kids by age 10 in the
US already have fatty streaks - What the Health

- Most kids by age 10 in the US already have fatty streaks

- Here in American medicine, - What the Health

- Here in American medicine,

We are in the business
of treating sick people. - What the Health

We are in the business of treating sick people.

We are not in the
business of trying - What the Health

We are not in the business of trying

- When you look at
chronic disease risk, - What the Health

- When you look at chronic disease risk,

Actually, dietary
choices trump smoking - What the Health

Actually, dietary choices trump smoking

- If I could deliver one
message to the researchers - What the Health

- If I could deliver one message to the researchers

- [Kip] Today, with 2/3 of
Americans being overweight, - What the Health

- [Kip] Today, with 2/3 of Americans being overweight,

In the next 25 years, - What the Health

In the next 25 years,

I'm from Atlanta, Georgia,
and unfortunately, - What the Health

I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, and unfortunately,

I don't know where to
go, I don't know what do, - What the Health

I don't know where to go, I don't know what do,

You take in medicine, you
listen to this doctor, - What the Health

You take in medicine, you listen to this doctor,

- [Kip] Government and media
almost exclusively blame - What the Health

- [Kip] Government and media almost exclusively blame

But I wanted to talk
with an actual expert - What the Health

But I wanted to talk with an actual expert

I went to speak with
premier physician, - What the Health

I went to speak with premier physician,

What role does sugar
play in causing diabetes? - What the Health

What role does sugar play in causing diabetes?

Diabetes is not and
never was caused - What the Health

Diabetes is not and never was caused

The cause of diabetes is a diet - What the Health

The cause of diabetes is a diet

I'm talking about a typical
meat-based, animal-based diet. - What the Health

I'm talking about a typical meat-based, animal-based d...

You can look into the muscle
cells of the human body - What the Health

You can look into the muscle cells of the human body

What that means is the sugar - What the Health

What that means is the sugar

- [Kip] I had never
heard that meat - What the Health

- [Kip] I had never heard that meat

Renowned weight loss
bariatric surgeon, - What the Health

Renowned weight loss bariatric surgeon,

- Everyone thinks that you
diabetic because of carbs, - What the Health

- Everyone thinks that you diabetic because of carbs,

In other words, the more
carbs they wanna to eat, - What the Health

In other words, the more carbs they wanna to eat,

This idea that carbs make you
fat is utterly ridiculous. - What the Health

This idea that carbs make you fat is utterly ridiculous.

Carbs cannot make you
fat in and of themselves. - What the Health

Carbs cannot make you fat in and of themselves.

We have storage in our muscles - What the Health

We have storage in our muscles

Your body can't turn
those carbs into fat - What the Health

Your body can't turn those carbs into fat

No one wants to fat shame - What the Health

No one wants to fat shame

I go into the hospital
and I look around me, - What the Health

I go into the hospital and I look around me,

- Here's the thing, if
I eat a sugary cookie, - What the Health

- Here's the thing, if I eat a sugary cookie,

There's no nutrients in
it, it's excess calories, - What the Health

There's no nutrients in it, it's excess calories,

When you eat sugar,
you're not getting plaques - What the Health

When you eat sugar, you're not getting plaques

When you're eating sugar,
your body's gonna store - What the Health

When you're eating sugar, your body's gonna store

So, this focus on sugar
has taken all the focus off - What the Health

So, this focus on sugar has taken all the focus off

If their gets diabetes, - What the Health

If their gets diabetes,

- I realized, there
was so much more - What the Health

- I realized, there was so much more

It felt as if this information - What the Health

It felt as if this information

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An intrepid filmmaker on a journey of discovery as he uncovers possibly the largest health secret of our time and the collusion between industry, government, pharmaceutical and health organizations keeping this information from us.

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Director: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn

Writer: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn

Production: Spark Media

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Oct 2017

Awards: 2 nominations

Homepage: http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/