Viewers are questioning their life choices after watching ‘scary’ new Netflix documentary

*Warning: Spoilers ahead.*

People have been flooding to social media in horror after watching a new Netflix documentary.

If you've already made your way through the Netflix series about the 'real life Gone Girl' then fear not, because there's another chilling watch to add to your list.

And it's hitting viewers so hard, some are committing to a few pretty big life changes.

Prepare to never look at certain food items the same again:

The documentary takes the form of a four-part series which is based on a trial by Stanford Medicine and follows four sets of twins split apart, one taking on an omnivore diet - including plants, meat and animals products - and the other a vegan lifestyle - free of meat, seafood, eggs and dairy - for eight weeks.

The impact the diets had on their bodies was monitored and investigated, with researchers looking into what food and drink you consume is ultimately better for your overall health.

Netflix's Tudum explains: "The study found that, after only eight weeks, the twins eating the plant-based diet experienced: an increase in their life expectancy; reduced visceral fat (the dangerous fat that accumulates around your organs); reduced risk of heart disease; and even a heightened sexual drive. The results surprised even the Stanford research team."

And while the documentary was released earlier this month on 1 January, viewers still can't get over the results of the experiment and how it investigates the typical diets in the US.

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Many have flocked to social media to weigh in on the documentary - titled You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment - and how it's altered their perceptions of the food they consume.

One X - formerly known as Twitter - user wrote: "Watching it now. Very enlightening."

"I know someone that watched that and has decided to work on becoming a vegan," another added.

A third said: "Watching 'You Are What You Eat' on Netflix and it’s making me rethink my whole life. I’m so grateful we found a local farm to get our meat and produce from. It’s all so scary."

"I’m watching You Are What You Eat on Netflix and I’m done eating meat because of it it’s traumatizing," a fourth chimed.

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However, others have criticised the documentary and its messages.

One person said: "This was horrible. Want to sell us a bunch of chemically sprayed over processed vegetables!!!! This was a joke."

"I endured 'You are what you eat' on Netflix last night. Far from being an unbiased comparison of two diets, it's a propaganda piece for our meat-free future," a second wrote.

And a final commented: "I watched 'You Are What You Eat' on Netflix and have such conflicting feelings about it. Would I recommend it? Yes, as a thought-provoker on nutrition and its impact on your health. No, if you take the show's message as the simple truth."

So, what do you think?

You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment is currently available to watch on Netflix.

UNILAD has contacted Netflix for comment.

Topics: Film and TV, Food and Drink, Health, Netflix, Social Media

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.