Why this film is relevant and\u00a0important in today\u2019s disease-filled and polluted world\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe film is made in the context of an avalanche of western-lifestyle-related chronic diseases in India like cancer, type-2 diabetes, kidney disorders and heart diseases. The burden on health-related services is huge both in terms of crumbling hospital-infrastructure and paucity of funds needed to address the enormous magnitude of health issues in India.<\/p>\n
Even when the Global Burden of Disease Study finds diets to be the number one cause of death and disability in the world, we find very little emphasis on healthy eating. The consumption of chicken meat has risen up to rupees one lakh crore per annum in India with an annual growth rate of 12 to 13 per cent per year. On the other hand, meat consumption in United States has dipped by 10 per cent in the past five years, according to the Meat Atlas. The myth that chicken is healthier than red meat has been busted in the film.<\/p>\n
Medical scientists now believe that animal-based foods considerably damage human health whereas low fat whole foods plant-based diets prevent and, in some cases, even reverse some of the prevalent acute disorders. Implementation of this idea by massive dissemination of information on good health foods could save lakhs of crores spent on health-related issues every year by central and state governments.<\/p>\n
Let us see what is happening in the rest of the world on this subject:<\/p>\n
\u2022 China has decided to cut its meat-intake by half in its latest dietary recommendations.<\/p>\n
\u2022 United Nations is talking about reducing meat consumption by taxing it heavily in member states.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Google\u2019s parent \u2018Alphabet\u2019 is creating animal protein molecules from plant-based food.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A big investors\u2019 club associated with the London stock exchange has forced meat companies to invest in plant-based food because \u2018meat-industry\u2019 is now a high-risk business\u2026<\/p>\n
The film also goes on to examine the health of butchers who are exposed to an overdose of violence in slaughterhouses. Experts have found that that they could suffer from severe stress and were vulnerable to getting psychotic disorders. Meat from animals is harmful because it contains stress hormones which get secreted in the frightened animal just before its slaughter, shows the film.<\/p>\n
A senior AIIMS professor sums up the film\u2019s message by saying that they have found that people who consume more fruits & vegetables and who had adopted yoga and meditation into their daily lifestyle\u2026 Just within ten days of practice, there is a decrease in their free radical levels and a decrease in oxidative stress. That is even in such a short-term yoga, meditation-based practice, they have a profound implication on oxidative stress which is key factor which accelerates aging\u2026 AIIMS has an integral health center\u2026 Here their patients are made to practice this on a daily basis\u2026
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\nWhat doctors are saying about the topic of\u00a0 \u2018meat kills\u2019 and the film<\/strong><\/p>\nProf. (Dr.) Rakesh Tandon (Former HOD, Deptt. of Gastroenterology, AIIMS) said: \u201cI as a gastroenterologist do see an increase in colonic cancer in our own country also. It is well known that this kind of cancer was much common in the western world than in the oriental people. I think this is because of the change in our dietary habits\u2026 meat eaters tend to have a higher incidence of colonic cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prof. Rima Dada of the Lab for Molecular Reproduction and Genetics, AIIMS, said: \u201cWe have found that people who consume more fruits and vegetables and who have adopted yoga and meditation into their daily lifestyle\u2026 we have an integral health center (AIIMS). Here their patients are made to practice this on a daily basis. Just within 10 days of practice, there is a decrease in their free radical level, that is decrease in their oxidative stress\u2026 Even such a short-term yoga, meditation-based practice, can have such a profound implication on oxidative stress which is a key factor which accelerates aging\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Prof. (Dr.) Brijesh Arora, MD, DM, MNAMS, FPHO(Canada), Deptt. of Paediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai): \u201cWhile this is been suggested in some recent studies that if mothers take a lot of red meat and processed meat and do not take adequate amount of vitamins and minerals then\u2013yes, there is a chance that some of their babies born compared to a vegetarian mother would have more chances of having congenital abnormality which includes some degree of lower sperm count and may be infertility in long term.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prof. (Dr.) S.C. Manchanda (Former HOD, Deptt. of Cardiology, AIIMS): \u201cThe culture in this country is changing with the advent of fast foods. It is very unfortunate that in our country more and more children are becoming non-vegetarian whereas in the west more and more people are turning to vegetarianism. Because there is lots of scientific evidence that you avoid many diseases and remain healthy if you are a vegetarian.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prof. (Dr) D.C. Jain (Former HOD, Deptt. of Neurology, Safdarjung Hospital): \u201cAnimals which have been taken to the slaughter houses\u2026 they notice that there is a danger to their lives. Certainly, their stress hormones are released and animals become aggressive\u2026 violent they want to run away from that place. Now these neuro-transmitters, they get accumulated in their tissues. Naturally, when somebody eats their meat or the meat products there will be some behavioral changes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prof. (Dr.) Ramesh Bijlani (former HOD, Deptt. of Physiology, AIIMS): \u201cUse of antibiotics and hormones has become almost routine in not only poultry but also in the meat industry in general and the types of antibiotics that are used are very often those which are not fit for human consumption. They are not approved for human use but these are given to these animals but indirectly the same antibiotics get into human beings when we consume meat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prof. (Dr.). David Spence (Director, Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute, Canada\u201d One large egg yolk has 213 mg of cholesterol which is nearly as much as a 12-ounce monster burger. There is a company in the States called Hardies that markets this 12-ounce burger with beacon and cheese and their website said that this 12-ounce burger had less cholesterol than one egg yolk.\u201d (which means that one egg has more cholesterol than a monster burger)<\/p>\n
Dr Ravi Bansal, DM (Nephrology, AIIMS): \u201cThe first thing we advise the patient is that he stops non-veg, shifts to a vegetarian diet\u2019. That is our first prescription, any kidney disease\u2026 any level of kidney disease\u2026 because meat and non-veg proteins definitely puts load (on kidneys) and (increases) hyperfiltration\u201d<\/p>\n
Who has made this film?<\/strong><\/p>\nMayank Jain, 52, has been making documentaries on various subjects for the last 17 years. Working extensively on issues of health, governance and national security, Mayank Jain has produced and directed documentaries & television programmes on a wide range of topics, under various banners like Blume Agencies, Good Health TV, India Tomorrow, Bhartiya Samskriti Trust etc. Some of his well-known documentaries include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 a series of 10-episode health awareness documentaries titled \u2018Death Warrant\u2019 for Doordarshan. The episodes covered topics such as tobacco abuse, alcohol abuse, drug addiction, anxiety, HIV-AIDS, food adulteration, obesity, spurious medicines, electrical safety and quackery (2004).<\/p>\n
\u2022 an investigative 90-minute documentary on national security: The Bangla Crescent \u2013 ISI, Madrasas & Infiltration (2005).<\/p>\n
\u2022 the famous governance-related film: India Tomorrow \u2013 The Gujarat Miracle, which showcased the development story of Gujarat along with the states\u2019 fight against terrorism. (2007)<\/p>\n
\u2022 a film on Naxalites, their ideology and their victims, in a film called \u2013 Chhattisgarh Now. (2008)<\/p>\n
\u2022 a series of films on the Gujarat Model: Gujarat Fast Track, Gujarat Tomorrow, Team Gujarat, Gujarat Ahead, No to Terror etc. (2012)<\/p>\n
\u2022 he has also directed and scripted numerous documentaries on subjects like tuberculosis, leprosy, multi-drug resistance, quackery and HIV-AIDS for the Leprosy Mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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