What About of Raw Food Diet? Here are 4 Types

4. Is Raw Food Healthier Than Cooked Food?

Raw food diet supporters believe that eating mostly or all raw food is ideal for human health. However, like many of the core beliefs behind the raw food diet, this idea is not backed by science. In fact, research shows that both cooked and raw foods have health benefits. One of the major reasons the raw food diet discourages cooking is because of the belief that cooking destroys the natural enzymes in foods. The diet’s advocates believe that these enzymes are vital to human health and digestion. High heat causes most enzymes to denature that is, to unravel or change shape. However, many enzymes denature in the acidic environment of the stomach, anyway. In fact, the body already produces its own enzymes to facilitate chemical processes including digestion and energy production. Doesn’t it just make sense that this is how our bodies ate? It’s a way of eating that’s in harmony with the planet and harmony with our metabolisms. I meant our bodies to work and need to work to be efficient. That means exercise but it also means eating natural foods that require more energy to digest.