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Date of the last update: 25.04.2022<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a slim and healthy body is something many of us dream of. But it often takes hard work to reach this goal. Hitting the gym, aerobics and cycling alone are not enough without a proper diet. There are many types of diets, including alternative ones such as the raw diet. Chances are many of you have not heard this term before. What does \u201craw diet\u201d mean? What are the pros and cons of it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The raw diet: what it is<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Raw food rules<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The pros and cons of the raw diet<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Summary<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    The raw diet: what it is<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The raw diet is mainly composed of raw plant foods but it can also include animal foods such as raw eggs, milk, dairy products and thermally unprocessed meat. Creators of the raw food diet have discovered that proteins congeal (become denaturated) at 47\u201348 degrees Celsius. They claim that the resulting change in protein structure can be bad for you, because the human body was not originally adapted to digesting thermally processed foods. On top of that, high temperatures render mineral compounds less accessible to our bodies, and temperatures above 47 degrees Celsius can potentially harm vitamins. The diet creators argue that a raw diet should be based on vegetables and fruit but they also encourage eating soaked legumes, nuts, seeds, cold-pressed oils, as well as raw meat, eggs and fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The proponents of the diet believe that it can provide protection against developing medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, autoimmune diseases and obesity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here are the essential components of the food pyramid of raw diet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. leafy green vegetables,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. raw vegetables and fruits,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. sprouts and legumes,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. nuts and seeds,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. herbs, spices, grasses and seaweeds,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. cold-pressed oils and yeast.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Contrary to what you might think, you don\u2019t have to eat all your foods raw. The following methods of food processing are allowed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n