Cereal Killers is a documentary that follows the encounters Donal O'Neill has after his choice to change to a high fat, low carbohydrate diet. Certainly, it flies in the face of what we've all known as dietary science, that the best health comes from a low fat, low protein diet. For those who think that low carb diets are crazy, this really really opens your eyes to the possibility that the diet that has made our families and our parents' families overweight and more sickly as they get older doesn't make one more healthy than say, what our ancestors ate.... before the 1950s. The proof is in the numbers, as presented at the end of the documentary (before and after). Donal doesn't just take the latest greatest Adkins diet craze (paleo, South Beach, Mediterranean, etc) and promote it. Rather this documents his radical personal change in an attempt to avoid the health problems his very healthy athletic father encountered later in life.
And radical it is.... a case of macadamia nuts.... butter... bacon/ham... all sorts of meats.... and staying consistent with his workouts. A healthy man attempting to get healthier???
Also interesting is encounters with medical staff, and asking what they think before and after measuring the standards on this patient, Donal O'Neill, looking at and listening to recommendations from doctors, nurses and staff, as well as the chefs and vendors at a local farmers' market. This is a great documentary to add to your collection of materials to study on your quest for good health. BTW, it was shown last year in a nutrition class at the local college and was recommended to watch again. Certainly, at the least, food for thought and a must see.
