Article: The raw food diet: yum or glum?

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The raw food diet: yum or glum?

 

The raw food diet isn't short of celebrity supporters, but how does it

actually work?

 

by Andrea Wren on 23/10/2006

 

Raw sprouted beans and uncooked cauliflower don't sound like my idea

of a good scran, but there must be something in the raw food movement

if others are convinced? One famous follower is Woody Harrelson, who

published a book related to the subject, and other stars like Demi

Moore have also been known to 'indulge' in the raw diet regimen.

 

So what's it all about? The diet is based literally on raw foodstuffs,

but that doesn't mean beef carpaccio or sushi, we're talking

organically grown from Mother Earth; fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds,

spices, sprouted beans and natural sweeteners. And, according to

nutritional advisor and wellbeing coach Barbara Louvrou

(thewellworks.co.uk), eating like this is likely to be one of the most

nutritious diets we can have.

 

'Food in its natural state is packed with all the nutrients which are

often lost in the cooking process,' says Barbara. 'Heating also causes

harmful changes in the chemical constituency of food, such as the

production of acrylamide – a toxic carcinogenic substance, so people

who prefer a raw food diet are avoiding these.'

 

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