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The Raw Food Diet: Will It Work for You?

A raw food diet is one where the food is consumed raw and uncooked so as not to lose out on any of the vital vitamins and minerals it has to offer which are often lost while heating food over and above a certain temperature.

Raw food diet has a number of advantages. However, such a diet may not suit everybody. Owning to the different nature of the human system for different people, it is essential to first know one’s body type before embarking on any particular kind of diet.

Also, having a diet only of raw foods might not be enough and in many cases such foodists may have to take supplements to make up for the nutrients that are missing out on.

Here’s a list of people or groups who can benefit from a raw food diet: • People with eating disorders – a raw food diet can easily help cure such disorders since food is consumed in its basic form and therefore does not require much effort to digest. • People with psychological addictions – any addiction from caffeine to liquor to fatty foods can be gotten rid of by the intake of raw foods. • People with metabolic problems – raw foods are ideal in order to have a healthy metabolism. • Obese people - a raw food diet is low on calorie and cholesterol and therefore helps correct both obesity as well as heart problems. • Stressed people – raw food is seen as a major stress reliever that is easy to digest. • Heart patients – raw food helps maintain the correct Ph Balance in the body, reducing the risk of an increased acidic content in the blood which may lead to heart diseases.

However, as mentioned earlier, a raw food diet may not be suitable to everyone. Such a diet also lacks in some very important nutrients such as protein, iron, and calcium. Also some other nutrients not present or present in lesser quantities in raw foods such as vitamin B12, zinc, copper, and chromium need to be supplemented while on a raw food diet.

Therefore, such a diet cannot be seen as an ideal solution to all health and addiction problems. Following is a list of people or groups for whom such a diet can never be prescribed.

• Children – at a growing stage raw food diet cannot be imposed. • Pregnant women – they require special nourishing and any deficiency can prove fatal for the foetus. • Osteoporosis and Anemic patients – they require additional iron and other nutrients that raw foods cannot provide.