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| Raw food for your health |
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| By arrticol_5@yahoo.com |
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When you hear of raw food you usually imagine that you have to eat raw
meat. However, the reference is made mainly to vegetables and fruits,
with maybe the exception of fish, which can be eaten raw. This is why
it is known that Japanese people live longer and healthier: they are
used to eating sushi, a type of food which is usually eaten uncooked.
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concept of raw foods includes almost anything from whole grains to
fruits, vegetables and sometimes meat. The reasons why it is healthier
to eat your food raw and why we should avoid cooking our vegetables are
simple. The process of cooking destroys some of the vitamins and
proteins in raw food, because the heat produces some very complicated
chemical reactions.
If food is heated at 117 F for more than
three minutes, a series of chemical changes will occur inside the raw
foods. Heat has a damaging effect on the nutrients, with the proteins
coagulating. The molecular structure is denaturized and carbohydrates
caramelize. Not mentioning overheated fats which start transforming
into time bombs because of the carcinogen factors involved. Apart from
these chemical reactions, there are others as important, and which
bring a factor risk into the equation.
Cooked food is so
damaging for the human body (particularly fast food), because the food
is pre-prepared and the oils are heated at really high temperatures.
The best way to keep you healthy is to have a balanced diet and not
abuse food or the manner in which we eat. Water is also a very
important factor in having a balanced diet. When we do not drink the
necessary water quantities - two liters per day are a must |
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About the Author: Nowadays, people are very busy and
for this reason most of them do not eat proper food. The result: they
experience health problems. Why we should eat raw foods and what the benefits of eating raw food are as compared to cooked food are pieces of information you will find here, on rawbakery.com.
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