Examines the profound claim that most; if not all; of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled; or even reversed; by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole-foods, plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments - while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.
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Forks Over Knives was released in 2011 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 236 reviews, giving Forks Over Knives (2011) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 68%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Forks Over Knives than critics were.
With a score of 71%, Forks Over Knives is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Bridesmaids, Detachment and Super 8.
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