You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment
Identical twins test the impact of plant-based vs. omnivore diets in a groundbreaking nutrition experiment.
Based on an 8-week Stanford University study, 22 sets of genetically identical twins are put on opposing healthy diets — one omnivore, one vegan — to determine the impact of diet on health, aging, and body composition. The 4-episode series follows four pairs of twins through the experiment while exploring the broader food system, factory farming, and plant-based innovation. An OPS Production for Netflix. (Source: Netflix / Wikipedia)
- Year
- 2024
- Hunter's role
- Cinematographer (multiple episodes)
- Director
- Louie Psihoyos (overall), Amanda McBaine (episodes)
- Type
- TV Series/Episode
- Runtime
- 3h 18m total (4 episodes)
- Countries
- USA (CA)
Collaborators
- Louie Psihoyos — Executive Director, Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS)
- Laura Karpman — Music Branch Governor, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Amanda McBaine — Co-founder, Mile End Films
- Cassandra Jabola
- Greg O'Toole — Supervising Editor.
- Kyle Vogt — Tech Entrepreneur. Co-founder of Cruise Automation (self-driving cars).
- Zachary Fink
Awards
PREMIERE: Netflix — January 1, 2024 (Global streaming premiere) WINS (1): • 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Lifestyle Program (October 2025) RECOGNITION: • VegNews — listed among '18 Best Vegan Documentaries to Start Streaming Now' (2024) EMMY WIN CREDITS (per official NATAS press release): • Executive Producers: Samara Stein, Kyle Vogt • Series Producer: Cassandra Jabola • Co-Producer: Elly Schmidt-Hopper • Segment Producers: Alyssa Fedele, Beth Formaggini, Adrienne Hall, Josh Murphy • Field Producers: Natalia-Leigh Brown, Duda Cartolano, Fran Moral, Deidra Peaches, Melissa Perez, Barbara Vida, Megan Wilson • Story Producer: Gina Liebrecht Hunter contributed cinematography on multiple episodes of the Emmy-winning series.
Festivals
No traditional festival run. Released directly to Netflix on January 1, 2024.
Real-world impact
The series made the Stanford twin study's findings accessible to a mainstream Netflix audience, demonstrating measurable health improvements from plant-based diets through the most relatable format possible — identical twins eating differently under controlled conditions. By letting the science speak through real people rather than experts, the show continued the cultural conversation that The Game Changers started, reaching viewers who might otherwise dismiss plant-based advocacy as ideological rather than evidence-based.