Scientist fact-checks The Game Changers Documentary

The Game Changers is James Cameron's latest documentary, focusing on plant-based diets. The Game Changers became the focus of controversy before it even came out but few reviews have tried to unbiasedly evaluate its strengths and weaknesses so le'ts put ideology aside and fact-check The Game Changers!!

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Processed plants and animal foods not as healthy as whole plants:

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Rapid effect of diet on serum cholesterol levels:

Script:
the game changers dropped on Netflix few days ago and everyone’s talking about it

So this is the new big documentary on diet and its produced by James Cameron

animal protein comes with cholesterol and SFA, but also with pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant molecules like heme iron, Neu5Gc and production of TMAO. All things we want to minimize.

animal products have a much bigger footprint as far as water and land use and GHG emissions. Which seems intuitive

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[herz]

great review. Thanks. I've been vegetarian since I was 22 (that was 1973 so 47 years now). I have had excellent health and good energy levels but a couple of years ago I had an ulnar nerve problem and went to a top sports doctor. Tested for blood levels of vitamin D and B12 and found I was low in D and deficient in B12. Supplementing isn't difficult.

[mjz]

Whether you eat meat or not, most people in the US don’t eat enough plant food and do eat too much processed food.

[mertonhirsch]

Regarding running 2 marathons a day, I will just say that I worked in an exercise physiology and human performance lab at a major university that was also a distance runner mecca. There was one of the most massive studies of running ever done there and there was an inverted U of health benefits from running that peaked at about 25-30 miles per week (over a 6 month period) and completely disappeared by 60 miles a week. These were elite runners. By the time they were averaging 60 miles a week their chance of a major negative health incident was equal to a completely sedentary person. These were measures of ACTUAL health incidents, not health hazard ratios. At 90 miles a week, the runners were 20% more likely to have a major negative health incident than a sedentary individual, and 40% more likely than a runner maintaining 30 mile a week average. Running greatly improves health, but 85% of the benefits occur at about 15 miles a week, and none occur above 30.

[dariostojanovski]

I just had to write this and give you a compliment for your jokes. I think that you are one of the very few nutritionists on YT that is legit, that I can learn from, but at the same time laugh my ass off. Good job buddy, keep it up!

[lyoncat]

At 70 I started a vegan diet. At 71 I went to my doctor for a physical, he looked at me, looked at my blood work, looked at me again, and asked if I was seeing another doctor. He saw I hadn't renewed my prescriptions for Lisinopril or Pravastatin. My cholesterol was down and my blood pressure was normal, without my meds! Anecdotal, or scientific proof? That's science to me! One test is worth a thousand expert opinions.

[mariogomez]

I didn’t think there could be a non biased review of the documentary. Great work!

[Rnor]

I'm not kidding, instant subscribe.

Such a neutral, kind and great review. Hitting all the key points, good and bad.
And bringing up the critical point of whole plants.
You, good sir, have done a great job..

[marcwirth]

Being a trained physician too, I agree with everything you said and thought the angles you chose to give your "opinion" (which is pretty close to being an undisputable scientific statement at this point) were on point. Great video!

[ttone]

I have been eating meat my whole life then started plant based 3 years ago and i have to say i do feel better after eaten.I wish I'd done it years ago.

[JackChickenwing]

hey man, a vegan here. Great video, a very calm, unbiased, rational dissection of the documentary. subbed!

[ohXavier]

I know in the movie they did show some Vegan junk food, but on the game changers website there is a bunch of whole food recipes.

[marekzmazur]

Wow. I think this is the only objective review of the movie I've seen on YouTube. Great job. I'm a subscriber.

[ysl]

I am so grateful to have found your channel. I have experienced two gout attacks recently and still recovering from one. I decided to make diet changes to avoid it in the future. I searched for advice and found quite a few videos on YT about the carnivore diet and decided to give it a try. I started for two days, felt a bit funny about the rather radical approach, and started digging for more information. After binge-watching many of your reviews I gained much more science-based knowledge and recognized the recklessness of many of the diet suggestions in the other videos. I would have surely added risks to my health if I were to follow those advice. Thank you for your effort to provide well-researched and referenced information on health issues. And it amazes me how many so-called experts are willing to risk other's life to gain some internet traffic. Please keep up the good work. This will be the only channel that I follow concerning healthy diets.

[seanchrislewis]

Brilliantly done. Objective, non biased, and shows your absolute professionalism. Congratulations man. You should host your own documentary.

[SatsumaBomb]

I watched game changers and have decided to just increase my whole food/vegetable intake.

[inspirationalsouls]

Great review. One of the best ones i've heard. I'm vegan and appreciate someone taking an unbiased view and making some great points.

[kamita]

YOU WERE THE BEST DEBUMKER SO FAR, THE MOST HONEST WITHOUT TAKING ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER

[recordball]

Watched it tonight! Already knew most of this stuff and I’m currently about 80% plant based diet but this documentary made me want to bump it up to about 95%. This is coming from a guy who used to eat McDonald’s and Taco Bell 6 times a week. Plant based life has changed my life for the better 100%. That Sugar Film and Forks Over Knives were both a better watch in my opinion 🌱 ❤️

[gibbethoskins]

Seems like a pretty balanced and accurate review to me. I decided to reduce my meat intake substantially after watching it, almost to 100% plant based. I was already 99% convinced before the doco that it was a good idea, but it was the final push for me.

[devangrey]

I am receiving my minor in nutrition and I am really happy to have found your channel. I really appreciate you spreading information like this. It is critical to the health and longevity of people in the US. I have enjoyed looking at the research looking at mental health and nutrition recently. Another important topic today.