Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Wellspring Media
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1992
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304077602
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,660 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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In Diet for a New America, John Robbins, son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice-cream empire, presents his theories about how an animal-based diet is killing Americans. Abandoning the wealthy lifestyle of his family, Robbins lived in a log cabin while subsisting on a simple diet of grains, and he eventually realized his calling as a dietary evangelist. He is not without a sense of humor; at one point he describes how he broke with his family by "walking away from our ice-cream-cone-shaped swimming pool." But Robbins takes his mission seriously, buttressing his strong opinions about how America must reform its diet with commentary from physicians and academics, including some experts from Cornell University who appear on camera. Robbins himself visits farms where pigs, cattle, and chicken are raised in hellish conditions to make the point that modern meat production is inhumane. Much of this video comes across as being commonsense dietary advice, though some of the more extreme statements by experts are no doubt debatable. And there's no denying that footage of heart surgeries and animals cramped into filthy cages could serve as strong reinforcement to those seeking a healthier diet. --Robert J. McNamara

Customer Reviews

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An eye opening explaination of excess protein ., June 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diet for a New America [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When I saw this video it confimed that I had made the right choice in becoming a vegan. This video is a graphic explaination of what we are doing to our bodies and environment by eating excessive animal protein. It also explains how the USDA set up the food pyramid to help the dairy, beef, poultry and pork industries. Plus, an explaination of what and why these products cause coronary problems.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video version of the book., July 25, 2001

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This review is from: Diet For a New America: Your Health, Your Planet [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I ordered this video to lend to friends when I can't get them to read a whole book! The book "Diet for a New America" actually has more information than could be put on a one hour or so video, but it contained all the important stuff. It was great seeing John Robbins and other doctors and researchers who have written on these subjects for years.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viewers will discover the simple way for the good of health!, March 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diet For a New America: Your Health, Your Planet [VHS] (VHS Tape)

John Robbins, the son of the founder of the ice-cream chain, Baskins Robbins, shares how he went out of the the family ownership for the sake of the health of all people, our planet, and the economy. Doctors and experts, as well as John Robbins, will share through actual statistics and hospitals scenes the fate we have put ourselves into with our diet. He proposes the new diet for the sake of the well-being of all. A must view!!