Jump to content

Diet for a New America (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet
Directed byEd Schuman
StarringJohn Robbins
Michael Klaper
T. Colin Campbell
John A. McDougall
Distributed byKCET
Release date
  • September 1991 (1991-09)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet is a 1991 American documentary film based on the 1987 book Diet for a New America by John Robbins. It links the impacts of factory farming on human health, animal welfare and the environment, and generally advocates a vegetarian diet. The film is narrated by Robbins and features interviews with Dr. Michael Klaper, Professor T. Colin Campbell, and Dr. John A. McDougall.[1][2]

The film was produced by KCET, the Los Angeles PBS affiliate, and aired in several cities including Seattle and San Francisco.[1][2]

Further reading

[edit]
  • Iacobbo, Karen; Iacobbo, Michael (2004). Vegetarian America: A History. Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-36164-7.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Sharon Bernstein (September 16, 1991). "KCET's 'Diet' Isn't Savory for Beef, Dairy Industries". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ a b Iacobbo, Karen; Iacobbo, Michael (2004). Vegetarian America: A History. Praeger. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-313-36164-7.
[edit]