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<p> What The Health is the official, stand-alone companion book to the groundbreaking documentary of the same name, directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, directors of the award-winning documentary, Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret. If the film is a peephole, then this book knocks down the entire door, diving into expanded interviews, extensive research, and personal narratives.</p><p> Scientific literature shows that eating saturated fat--mainly found in animal products like meat, dairy, and eggs--is more strongly associated with death than smoking cigarettes.</p><p> Think about that. If, at a neighborhood cookout, the dad next door offered you--and your child--a cigarette and a light, how would you react? And yet we accept, with thanks, the glistening beef burgers from that same dad.</p><p> What's the difference between taking the cigarette and the burger? The smell and the taste. The social assumptions. The habits. The lack of knowledge.</p><p> Journey with Kip and Keegan as they crisscross the country, talking to physicians, dietitians, cardiologists, pediatricians, bariatric surgeons, lawyers, economists, activists, and food safety advocates in a passionate search for the truth about the food we eat, and the stunning implications for our health and the country's cascade of killer diseases.</p><p> Along the way they meet René Miller, whose home is routinely drenched by "manure cannons" from the factory farm next door; slaughterhouse vet Dr. Lester Friedlander who blew the whistle on Mad Cow Disease; political prisoner Jake Conroy; and world-class athletes like former NFL-defensive lineman David Carter and ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll, who completed 5 Ironman triathlons in under a week, and many other fascinating characters, each with their own piece of the puzzle.</p><p> There is a health revolution brewing. Many people know there's something terribly broken about the industrial food, medical, and pharmaceutical systems, but they don't know what it