For the fitness-minded among us, health-related documentaries are far more fascinating than any work of fiction. We want to watch people expose the truths about sugar or toxins in our household products. Give us real stories of people who grapple with their health or bodies, only to triumph in the end. Bring on the docs about sustainable farming, the future of food, and nutrition-related legislative battles!

The following nine documentaries are by turn enlightening, scary, moving, and informative, and each of them is available to stream on Netflix. Prepare to be outraged, educated, inspired, or all three at the click of a button.

Food Matters

Consider this quote from the documentary Food Matters: "One-quarter of what you eat keeps you alive and three-quarters of what you eat keeps your doctor alive." The film posits that healthy eating could be the "cure" to most ailments currently treated by modern medicine.

Embrace

One of the more heartwarming titles on this list, the message behind Embrace is incredibly positive and uplifting. Any woman who has felt like her body is not good enough (so, every woman?) will be inspired by watching body-image activist Taryn Brumfitt travel the world interviewing women (including former models, a burn survivor, and Ricki Lake) about their struggles to accept themselves and feel comfortable in their skin. Wisdom and self-love abound.

Fed Up

In America, from a very young age, we associate sugar with comfort and joy: holiday treats, birthday cakes, home-baked cookies, Halloween [1] candy . . . so it's not difficult to see why kids get addicted to sugar and then suffer the consequences later in life. Katie Couric narrates this provocative documentary that examines how the sugar industry profits off of childhood obesity.

PlantPure Nation

This film follows three health advocates on a dramatic crusade to bring awareness about healthy eating (and particularly eating whole, plant-based foods) to the masses because, as one of them points out, "revolutions can't start without awareness." The statistics are sobering and undeniable: continuing to rely on mass-produced meat and fast food will be fatally dangerous to society.

The Human Experiment

This documentary is equal parts informative and infuriating, as it sheds light on how manufacturers straight-up lie to consumers about everyday products that contain dangerous — sometimes life-threatening — chemicals. The personal anecdotes will make you tearful; the corporate indifference will make you angry.

Happy

Do you know the secret to happiness? Turns out, it's different for everyone. More of a mental-health-related documentary, Happy takes a peek at what brings joy and satisfaction to a wide array of people in various lifestyles and circumstances. It will bring a smile to your face, no matter what your definition of happiness is.

Sugar Coated

Similar to Fed Up, Sugar Coated takes a hard look at the sugar industry and its clever PR strategies over time, as it hides the many health risks of sugar consumption while millions of people become sick and obese, all to protect various corporate interests.

Hungry For Change

If everyone knew the truth about processed food and the effects it has on the human body, they'd be enraged. And yet, the entire diet and weight-loss industry is dependent upon people being duped into staying overweight and unhealthy, and they'll go to great lengths to keep it that way. Hungry For Change is eye-opening and will get you riled up (in a good way).

From Fat to Finish Line

Bet you can't watch this documentary without itching to lace up your sneakers afterward and go for a long run. From Fat to Finish Line follows 12 formerly overweight runners as they train for and complete a 200-mile relay race from Miami to Key West, FL. You may just cheer them on from your living room.