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Jackass star Steve-O freaks at Diabetes fundraiser lunch over meat

By April MacIntyre May 31, 2011, 21:45 GMT

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Jackass star Steve-O has come through the ride with regards to his health. The TV and film star has struggled with addictions and has turned his diet around, becoming Vegan in 2009.

Now, TMZ reported that the star boycotted the recent Diabetes fundraiser in Los Angeles. "It's like serving alcohol at an AA meeting." --Steve-O says in the clip below, as he leaves the luncheon that served meat.

The documentary film Forks over Knives plainly discusses the disastrous effects of an American or Western diet that includes animal products, including dairy.

The film opens this Friday (June 3) in the following cities:

CINCINNATI, OH (Begins June 3) AMC Newport 20

COLUMBUS, OH (Begins June 3) AMC Lennox Town Center 24

CORVALLIS, OR (Begins June 3) Darkside Cinema

KANSAS CITY, MO (Begins June 3) Tivoli Theater Town Center 20 (AMC)

LOUISVILLE, KY (Begins June 3) Village 8 Theaters

OMAHA, NE (Begins June 3) Oakview Plaza 24 (AMC)

RALEIGH, NC (Begins June 3) Wakefield 12

SAN ANTONIO, TX (Begins June 3) Bijou at Crossroads Cinema SPRINGFIELD, IL (Begins June 3) Parkway 8 (AMC)

TULSA, OK (Begins June 3) Southroads 20 (AMC)

VENICE, FL (Begins June 3) Galeria 12 For information regarding playdates and theatre locations in other cities please see below: http://www.forksoverknives.com/showtimes/

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Wendel, John Corry Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.

The major storyline traces the personal journeys of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional scientist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former top surgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic.

Inspired by remarkable discoveries in their young careers, these men conducted several groundbreaking studies.

Their separate research led them to the same startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented-and in many cases reversed-by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet.

In addition, cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes, and are taught by their doctors to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments.