Is a raw food diet healthy?

Answer 1

Well, it will be really low on protein, which makes it not too healthy. People started to cook food for a reason.

Answer 2

I think that it really depends. Now I am no expert on this nor have I ever done a diet such as this but I could see where it would be healthy due to the fact that you are basing your diet on fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed...but there is much that appears to be lacking as well. In addition with this diet, due to the belief that some hold that cooking food at temperatures higher then 116 F destroys enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food and also that cooking food strips away much of the nutritional value of the food itself. which is why they it is suggested to be healthier to go on this type of diet. Some of the benefits of this type of diet are that you may feel more enegy, your digestive track is supposedly improved, you may notice your skin looks better, and may even lose some weight. The diet is very low-fat and it is recommended that about 3 quarters of the food you eat not be cooked and for the remaining amount, for it not to be cooked above the 116 temp. It also has some drawbacks though like causing a person to feel similar side effects to when a person detoxes and experiences headaches, nauseau, and cravings for sugar, caffeine, meat, etc. and it can also cause deficiencies in calcium, Iron, B12, protein, and calories. If you do consider this type of diet, you need to be prepared to take extra time out to cook and also find a means to have a variety of foods so that you are getting as many nutrients as possible and so you don't get bored and torture yourself on this diet for no reason. I would definitely talk to your doctor first before attempting a diet such as this.

Good luck and take care : )

Answer 3

Except for fruits and vegetables, I would not make a habit of eating raw food. Unless the chefs are Japanese, and if it's not a 5-star establishment, I would avoid sashimi or sushi; fresh oysters are only an occasional treat. The thing with raw meat is that they must be kept optimally fresh from the moment they are cut up to storage and right up to handling, preparation and cooking. Very few cultures practise this. That's why I abstain.

Answer 4

If you mean a diet including raw meats, then no. Eating raw meat is not recommended, as any harmful bacteria present would not have been killed as they would have been in the cooking process. Raw meat could make you ill in that sense. Some of the bacteria you could get could make you REALLY ill. It would be a better idea to cook any meats that you eat.

Now if you mean raw vegetables and the like, then yes, those are very good for you in raw uncooked form, as you aren't breaking down the vitamins and minerals contained into a less benficial form. When you cook vegetables, the benefits you get from eating them are lessened. So they are very good for you in raw form.

I would recommend a mixture of eating vegetables raw and cooked, so that you get both types of food. A well rounded diet is usually the best key to a healthy one.

Answer 5

If you prepare it correctly, raw food is supposed to give you much much more the nutrients and energy than cooked food. But make sure your physical condition allows you to have the raw diet.

Answer 6

Salads and fruits are fine, but the body also needs other nutrients, like omega3 fatty acids, and various minerals. Besides, raw meat and fish can make you sick. So a balanced diet with cooked as well as uncooked vrgetables, fruit and animal proteins is the best.

Answer 7

I know a woman who has recently been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and she's been eating a raw diet for over 10 years. So much for it being "healthy"!

Answer 8

No, it's not. Studies show that when you cook food, chemicals that are good for you are released in the food. Also, cooking makes food easier to digest, and generally taste better.

If you weren't to cook food like meat as well, you could get food poisoning and die as well. It's always safer to cook food.
It's a myth that it's better to eat raw than cooked food!

Hope that helped :)

Answer 9

A friend of mine swears by it, in fact she losts weight from raw diet. Personally I think living is for eating. It's how we manage what we eat and how much. Can't imagine myself looking forward to nuts for lunch and veges for dinner.

Answer 10

It's healthy but after a couple of weeks you will be ready to kill a man for some curly fries and a box of oreos.