Summary Of What The Health Documentary By Kip Andersen

In the What the Health documentary by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, their sole purpose was to inform the viewers about the advantages of eating a plant-based diet. Since Kuhn and Andersen are vegans, so they are biased towards this topic, so it makes sense that they presented information that only backed up their views. They address numerous of issues that could have strengthened their stance if they went into more detail, such as, issues with the meat industry. That being said, a few of the facts mentioned in the film are incorrect, which is an issue of credibility and more importantly, it may mislead others. Therefore, the main issue is the evidence used in the film, which deceives the viewers in order to prove the director's point: eating

Which is true, but he ultimately loses his strength in his argument since the first person that answered his call from the American Heart Association (A.H.A) wasn’t able to give him an answer. Although, this man was only an assistant, not a health care professional, and wasn’t qualified to give him an answer. After the call he seems disappointed and says that there was “Another organization rep that wasn’t able to answer [Kip Andersen’s] questions.” This representative told Andersen that someone would get back to him to answer his questions because that’s not his job. He never talks about this instance again and the viewers don’t know if Andersen received a call back from the A.H.A. Instead, he further complains about these health organizations (Susan G. Komen) that didn’t want to engage in an interview with

Robert Ratner, who is a Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association. The interview didn’t go over well, since Andersen was being unprofessional and tried to argue with Dr. Ratner. He didn’t have the time to sit with Andersen and have a debate over what foods can cause diabetes. While Andersen continued to try to persuade him that you can reverse diabetes with a vegan diet. This circumstance resulted in losing the appointment for asking him questions. I agree with Dr. Ratner’s decision by ending the interview because I felt that Andersen should have been more respectful. Throughout the entire film I questioned on whether or not the information that was factual. He attempts to inform the viewers about the grotesque issues with the meat, dairy, and pharmaceutical industries. But in the process even myself (a vegetarian) felt personally attacked because I consume dairy products.

Another way Andersen loses credibility is by including personal experiences of people with diabetes, asthma, and hip complications in the film. These interviews were not truthful. If people adopt a vegan lifestyle with these specific health conditions, it will take longer than two weeks to see major