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Diet for a New America (1991)
Something everyone should watch
Like the book, this is something I think everyone should see. It will no doubt create some debate, but perhaps that is why it's so important for people to watch it.
As far as the previous person's comments regarding the osteoporosis connection, you are quite mistaken that there is no science that backs up the claim. In fact just about all the reputable scientific literature out there would back it up, though it might take some understanding of what is being said, since it isn't always spelled out in easy to digest bites. I learned about the way that the body handles protein metabolism as a biochemist at UC Davis (an agribusiness focused University) and while not everyone would see the writing on the wall, it's right there, in the very textbooks that any modern scientist or doctor would have to read during the course of their studies.
Evolutionary biologists, anthropologists, nutritionists, and doctors have a lot information in their. fields that are commonly accepted, but not based on scientific fact. The real challenge for me was learning what I needed to learn, while still having a seeking mind and taking the time to really learn enough to separate fact from fiction. Ironically, in my experience the conclusions were usually the ones I had previously come to using simple common sense things that I saw in nature. I find these things to be the best examples of what is right vs what is wrong with respect to "what are we supposed to eat" type questions. Looking to the animal kingdom, and our closest biological relatives, looking at our own anatomy and physiology according to common taxonomic practices, and realizing that we are not built to need meat, or dairy products at all, let alone in such high quantities, and certainly not given the costs associated with modern industrial farming practices.
I guess my point is, find out for yourself, don't fill in the blanks with what you expect or what you want to find, but seek real answers. If you don't find them, keep searching, but please don't be blinded by the corporate sponsored BS that supports the business that is medicine, and industrial agriculture.