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For some people cutting down on their daily intake of Oreos and bacon is daunting, so the thought of living on raw vegetables might seem completely outrageous. Still, a growing number of people have devoted their lives to eating uncooked veggies, nuts and beans, insisting that the health benefits of a raw diet are unmatched. Is it time to turn down the heat or is this just another food fad?
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Benefits vs Drawbacks
- From Andrea Giancoli
By Andrea Giancoli - American Dietetic Association
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Re: your plant's base
"A couple caveats - if one doesn’t eat any animal foods a reliable source of Vitamin B-12, either from a supplement or foods fortified with Vitamin B-12, is in order."
This is predicated on the assumption the body doesn't process its own B12 in microflora.
" Lastly, if one isn't consuming any fatty fish s/he is missing out on the omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA, which have been found to lower heart disease risk, support immunity and possibly inhibit some cancers."
This is an outright lie, unless one is living in an environment devoid of walnuts and hemp seeds, but then they would probably be living in a desert environment, devoid of fish.
Last I checked, raw food was the stuff that came out of my refridgerator. Probably not as good as eating it off the tree, as a caveat.
- poemgranite
January 11, 2009 8:47PM
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refrigerator
poemgranite:
In addition to the raw food , you also need to get that letter "d" to come out of your refrigerator.
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October 3, 2009 5:06AM
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B12 and Omega 3 in raw / vegan diet = no problem!
B12: Fortified foods or supplements are fine. Some people use nutritional yeast.
For more info, read this: http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/vitaminb12
Omega 3s: There are plant sources like flax seeds.
For more info, read this: http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/omega3
- ElaineVigneault
January 25, 2009 5:57PM
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Balanced eating
"Depending on how restrictive one is with food choices s/he can potentially
miss out on other essential nutrients as well."
This holds true with any diet, as we have been told all our lives - eat a balanced diet. Cooked foods are not better source of essential nutrients.
"Lastly, if one isn't consuming any fatty fish s/he is missing out on the omega-3 fatty acids,
DHA and EPA, which have been found to lower heart disease risk, support immunity and
possibly inhibit some cancers."
Fatty fish is not the only source, if that were true for us to have survived this long, every human would have been living by the water. Obviously, people can survive on other sources when they are not consuming fish. - Flaxseeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, Leafy green vegetables, walnuts...
- AmyTuggle
February 18, 2009 2:33PM
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The truth about B12
Just because someone eats meat does not mean they have adequate B12. B12 is not something that is "found in meat". It is a bacteria that is on the PLANTS that cattle eat, but if the cattle is raised on a feedlot as most are, B12 will not naturally be part of the cattle or your steak. Everyone should take a B12 supplement these days. It is necessary because of our over-emphasis on sterilization, which kills harmful bacteria, but also kills good bacteria like B12 from the plant foods we eat.
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