Diet for a New America (1992)

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

58 min

Rated

PG

Rating

8.8 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1991 documentary looks at how factory farming affects human health, animal welfare, and the planet. It argues for a vegetarian diet through interviews and narration by the author of the book it is based on.

educationalsoberinginformativeearnestthought-provokingalarmingadvocacy-driven

What happens

Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet is a 1991 American documentary film based on the 1987 book Diet for a New America by John Robbins. It links the impacts of factory farming on human health, animal welfare and the environment, and generally advocates a vegetarian diet. The film is narrated by Robbins and features interviews with Dr. Michael Klaper, Professor T. Colin Campbell, and Dr. John A. McDougall. The film was produced by KCET, the Los Angeles PBS affiliate, and aired in several cities including Seattle and San Francisco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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