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  2. Synopsis. James Wilks is a mixed martial artist and self defense instructor. Having suffered an injury he used his downtime to explore the effects of plant-based diets on health, recovery, and athletic performance.

    • Heart Health
    • Inflammation
    • Cancer Risk
    • Ancestral Diets
    • Physical Performance

    “The Game Changers” repeatedly discusses the beneficial effects of the vegan diet on cholesterol levels and heart health. Indeed, vegan diets have long been linked to lower levels of total cholesterol (10Trusted Source). However, while the vegan diet is associated with lower total and LDL (bad) cholesterol, it’s also tied to lower HDL (good) choles...

    “The Game Changers” also asserts that plant-based diets are anti-inflammatory, especially when compared with omnivorous diets. It goes so far as to contend that meats widely considered healthy, such as chicken and fish, are inflammatory. This claim is flatly false. Many foods — both animal- and plant-based — can contribute to inflammation, such as ...

    Long-term human studies indicate that vegan diets may decrease your risk for any type of cancer by 15%. This is in line with claims made in “The Game Changers” (5Trusted Source). However, the film wrongly suggests that red meat causes cancer. Research often lumps red meat in with processed meats like bacon, sausage, and deli meats — which are linke...

    The film also states that humans don’t have teeth or digestive tracts suitable for eating meat and that all people have historically eaten a primarily plant-based diet. In reality, humans have long hunted animals and eaten their meat (19Trusted Source). Additionally, vast regional variations exist in healthy diets, both modern and historical. For i...

    Lastly, “The Game Changers” touts the superiority of the vegan diet for physical performance, particularly for athletes. Yet, it relies largely on testimonials from the athletes featured in the film rather than on a presentation of evidence. This may be because there’s little evidence to support the notion that vegan diets are superior for physical...

  3. What is The Game Changers about? The documentary follows British UFC fighter James Wilks as he travels around the world to discover the optimal diet for human performance,...

  4. Directed by Oscar®-winning documentary filmmaker Louie Psihoyos and executive produced by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic, and Chris Paul, The Game Changers tells the story of James Wilks — elite Special Forces trainer and The Ultimate Fighter winner — as he travels the world on a quest to ...

  5. Nov 8, 2019 · Vegan documentary The Game changers is a runaway hit, showing how athletes can be powered by a plant-based lifestyle. Here's why you should stay critical.

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  6. Elite athletes, special ops soldiers, scientists, cultural icons and everyday heroes shift the way people eat and live. Watch The Game Changers with a subscription on Netflix, rent on Fandango...

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  7. The Game Changers: Directed by Louie Psihoyos. With James Wilks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Patrik Baboumian, Dotsie Bausch. A UFC fighter's world is turned upside down when he discovers an elite group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had been taught about protein was a lie.

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