Fat Fiction is a thought-provoking documentary that examines the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and challenges decades of dietary advice. Leading health experts question the validity of the low-fat diet, revealing how the government relied on questionable evidence to support one of the most damaging public health recommendations in American history. The film offers a fresh perspective on the science behind nutrition, raising important questions about the role of saturated fats in our diets. With a focus on fact-based information, Fat Fiction urges viewers to rethink their assumptions about what is truly healthy and what is not.

Fat Fiction is currently unavailable to stream in Ireland on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Fat Fiction include Tickled, My Octopus Teacher, David Foster: Off the Record, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, Totally Under Control, Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story.