Fat Head
| FatHead | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom Naughton |
| Written by | Tom Naughton |
| Produced by | Page Ostrow Susan Smiley |
| Starring | Tom Naughton Chareva Naughton |
| Cinematography | Tom Naughton |
| Edited by | Tom Naughton |
| Music by | Tom Monahan |
| Distributed by | Morningstar Entertainment |
Release date | February 3, 2009 |
Running time | 104 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fat Head is a 2009 American documentary film directed by and starring Tom Naughton, an American author, comic and independent filmmaker [1]. The film seeks to refute both the documentary SuperSize Me, a Sundance Film Festival award winning film, and the lipid hypothesis, a bedrock of nutritional science for decades in the United States and much of the Western world.
The first part of Fat Head focuses on ways the film SuperSize Me stretched credibility or used questionable reasoning. Though the debate that the two films encapsulate will likely continue for a long time, Naughton employs transparency in his effort. An article in the Houston Chronicle reports: "Unlike Spurlock, Naughton has a page on his Web site that lists every item (including nutritional information) he ate during his fast-food month."[2]
The second part of the documentary focuses on the science and politics behind the nutrition recommendations given by the U.S. government - largely based on the lipid hypothesis which Fat Head claims is in error on all three of its main propositions.
The film claims that the lipid hypothesis is not based in actual scientific fact. According to the film there has never been a single scientific study that has linked a high fat diet to increased rates of heart disease. During the film several doctors and dieticians were interviewed and they all stated that according to the latest research in heart disease it is inflammation (typically caused by high blood sugar) and not a diet high in saturated fat that causes heart disease and heart attacks.
The film makes many controversial claims [3], but, it details the scientific studies that support them[citation needed] and it elucidates the often complex concepts in the scientific controversies it deals with in a way that is targeted to laypersons.
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333994/
- ^ Ken Hoffman (2008-01-14). "Ordering up some food for thought". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Newsweek.com "Are You Going to Eat That?" " 2010-11-12.
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