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In this regard, the raw foodists are right. Some vitamins are lost during cooking, especially during boiling or slow cooking. But cooking also eliminates some toxins, especially in meats and milk and makes some foods more palatable such as beans and potatoes. It is said that there are more food poisoning cases from eating raw veggies than uncooked meats.
While the raw foodists argue that the chimpanzees, who are very similar genetically to humans, do not cook their foods and our bodies are built to eat raw, some anthropologists also argue that it was cooked meat that gave more proteins to the human brain - which then grew and that is how we became more intelligent than the chimpanzees. According to doctors, our digestive system has evolved and we better process cooked foods than some uncooked foods.
Is it difficult to follow raw food diet?
After reading a few books and eating in raw food restaurants, our conclusion is that this diet is easy to follow for vegetarians and people who cook regularly. It will be difficult for people who are used to eating out or eating takeout meals. There are a lot of new flavors and it will take some getting used to it. It requires planning ahead of time and costs more than a normal diet because it recommends organic produce and some exotic ingredients.
To get a taste of raw diet, start with eating at a restaurant
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