diane wrote:
> has anyone here tried going raw, as in the raw food diet?


I did when I was 14 back in the 80s. I followed all the rules and my
health was not the better for it.

If you are thinking about it you might find these articles interesting:

This person has no professional medical credentials I know of
(neither will the cranks who will not like what he has to say), but what
he has to say is in every introductory biochemistry book:
http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/enzymes.html


This article is by Jack Norris a vegan Registered Dietician, and an
animal rights activist who co-runs vegan outreach:
http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/cooking


Dr. Michael Greger a vegan M.D. who does a lot of lecturing and research
on nutrition. It is from his free monthly nutrition e-mail news letter
( also readable on veganmd.com):

http://www.drgreger.org/november2003.html

( search the page for the string "G. Raw versus Cooked: Which is
MoreNatural?")


HTH

Steve

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