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Fat Fiction
Fat Fiction

Fat Fiction

Nutrition science got it wrong. Here’s how you can get it right.

Genres

Documentary

OverView

Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

13 March 2020

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gary Taubes

Gary Taubes

Self - Investigative Science Journalist / Author

Nina Teicholz

Nina Teicholz

Self - Investigative Science Journalist / Author

Ancel Keys

Ancel Keys

Self (Archival footage) - Physiologist

Tim Noakes

Tim Noakes

Self - Scientist / Author / Professor Emerita

Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman

Self - Narrator / Nutritionist / Functional Medicine Physician

Bret Scher

Bret Scher

Self - Cardiologist

Sarah Hallberg

Sarah Hallberg

Self - Obesity Specialist

Zoe Harcombe

Zoe Harcombe

Self - Obesity Researcher

Salim Yusuf

Salim Yusuf

Self - Cardiologist

Robert Lustig

Robert Lustig

Self - Pediatric Endocrinologist

Jason Fung

Jason Fung

Self - Diabetes Specialist

Bill Maher

Bill Maher

Self - Comedian (archive footage)

Eric Westman

Eric Westman

Self - Obesity Specialist

Jonny Bowden

Jonny Bowden

Self - Certified Nutritionist

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - President (archive footage)

Alyssa Gallagher

Alyssa Gallagher

Self - Certified Diabetes Educator

Brian Gaudette

Brian Gaudette

Self - US Army Pilot

Brian Lenzkes

Brian Lenzkes

Self - Internal Medicine Physician

Doug Reynolds

Doug Reynolds

Self - Founder and CEO, LowCarbUSA

Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey

Self - Founder, Bulletproof

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