Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

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Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a 2010 American documentary film which follows the 60-day journey of Australian Joe Cross across the United States as he follows a juice fast to regain his health under the care of Joel Fuhrman, Nutrition Research Foundation's Director of Research.[1] Cross and Robert Mac, co-creators of the film, both serve on the Nutrition Research Foundation's Advisory Board.[2][3] Following his fast and the adoption of a plant-based diet, Cross states in a press release that he lost 100 pounds and discontinued all medications.[4][5][6] During his road-trip Cross meets Phil Staples, a morbidly obese truck driver from Sheldon, Iowa, in a truck stop in Arizona and inspires him to try juice fasting.[7][8][9] A sequel to the first film, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead 2, was released in 2014.[10][11][12]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead won the Turning Point Award and shared the Audience Choice Award – Documentary Film at the 2010 Sonoma International Film Festival.[13]

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead was the winner in 2010 of the Iowa Independent Film Festival in the Best Documentary Feature category.[14]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

The film has received mixed reviews with review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes giving it a rating of 67% "fresh"[15] and Metacritic having an average score of 45 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.[16] The Hollywood Reporter called it an "infomercial passing itself off a documentary".[17] The New York Times stated that the film is "no great shakes as a movie, but as an ad for Mr. Cross's wellness program its now-healthy heart is in the right place".[18]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Nutrition Research Foundation: Scientific and Research Boards – Joel Fuhrman, M.D., Director of Research". Nutritional Research Foundation.
  2. "Nutrition Research Foundation: Advisory Board – RJoe Cross". Nutritional Research Foundation.
  3. "Nutrition Research Foundation: Advisory Board – Robert Mac". Nutritional Research Foundation.
  4. Rachel Sturtz (November 23, 2012). "Wellness: Juice is the Word". 5280. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13.
  5. "Official press release" (PDF). Reboot Media.
  6. Charlotte McDonagh (January 2, 2015). ""Half my calories come from plants" weight loss tips". Daily Express.
  7. "Joe Cross interviewed on CBS "Virginia This Morning"". Los Angeles Times.
  8. Sidney Fussell (May 3, 2016). "One man's journey and determination to becoming healthy". Tech Insider.
  9. Amy Cooper (February 14, 2015). ""Fat, Sick and Nearly dead 2" – promote juicing". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. Maggie Bowers (March 9, 2016). "Reporter's friend takes on juicing and tell all". Newnan Times-Herald.
  11. "2010 Award Winners". Sonoma International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14.
  12. "Iowa Independent Film Festival". Iowa Independent Film Festival.
  13. "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  14. "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

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