{"id":44,"date":"2015-08-22T16:31:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T16:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surepaleo.com\/?p=44"},"modified":"2017-01-12T00:10:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T00:10:05","slug":"are-raw-foods-paleo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surepaleo.com\/are-raw-foods-paleo\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Raw Foods Paleo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short Answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It depends!<\/p>\n

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Raw Vs. Cooked Food<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Some foods are best consumed raw. In fact, eating lots of raw foods is a feature of a healthy diet. Raw foods are necessary for digestive efficiency and normal bowel movement and they supply us with high nutrients.<\/p>\n

Some fruits<\/a> and vegetables<\/a> undergo significant change after cooking, losing their nutritional value, so it is recommended to eat them raw.<\/p>\n

While it is true that cooking<\/a> destroys some nutrients of food such as Vitamin C and forms toxins (carcinogens) especially when cooked in very high temperature, more nutrients are made absorbable too upon cooking. When food is cooked, like in vegetables, potential digestibility and absorption of nutritious compounds dramatically increases.<\/p>\n

Based on recent studies, the human body absorbs more anti-cancer compounds such as carotenoids and phytochemicals from cooked vegetables compared with raw.<\/p>\n

As with meat like beef<\/a>, chicken<\/a> or fish<\/a>, it is better to be eaten cooked. Cooking meat kills bacteria, parasites and other viruses that you may get upon ingesting them and it reduces the chances of getting illnesses from parasite infections. Cooked meat and fats allow us to take in enough calories to fuel our brains.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Whether the food is raw or cooked, we should take note that in the Paleo diet, the type and source of the food is always to be considered. If you prefer to eat raw meat or vegetables, just make sure that they are Paleo-approved and are sourced from a good farmer.<\/p>\n

What experts say about Raw Foods.. Is it Paleo?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cOrganized stone hearths (and hence the first concrete evidence for the control of fire) probably did not occur until the appearance of Neanderthals roughly 200,000 years ago. So prior to this time, humans probably did not cook their meat. I do not recommend, however, eating raw or slightly cooked meat because of potential bacterial contamination\u201d. – Loren Cordain<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time it gets to you, all food is dead. The fresher the better so as to obtain more vitamins, minerals and nutrients, but it\u2019s not \u201cliving\u201d. If you want to eat raw vegetables and fruits and nuts to obtain more nutrition, I\u2019m all for that. But there\u2019s nothing spiritual about it, and subsisting on raw food to the exclusion of some cooked foods could ultimately be unhealthy\u201d. \u2013 Mark Sisson<\/a><\/p>\n

All you ever wanted to know about Raw Foods and Paleo<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Paleo Leap. Cooking Vegetables for Optimum Nutrition
\nhttp:\/\/paleoleap.com\/cooking-vegetables-pale\/#q1<\/a><\/p>\n

Paleo Leap. All About Raw Meat
\nhttp:\/\/paleoleap.com\/raw-meat\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Ben Greenfield Fitness. What Raw Vegans Can Teach Us About Paleo: 12 Lessons For Supercharged Living.
\nhttp:\/\/www.bengreenfieldfitness.com\/2014\/06\/vegan-vs-paleo\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Raw Paleo Melissa. Raw Paleo-Primal?
\nhttp:\/\/rawpaleo.com\/why-raw-primal\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark\u2019s Daily Apple. Raw Food Gets Served
\nhttp:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/raw-food-gets-served\/#axzz3Ubm4wQUX<\/a><\/p>\n

The Raw Paleolithic Diet & Lifestyle!
\nhttp:\/\/www.rawpaleodiet.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Paleo Mom. Vegetables: To Cook or Not To Cook
\nhttp:\/\/www.thepaleomom.com\/2012\/01\/vegetables-to-cook-or-not-to-cook.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Beyond Vegetarianism. Natural toxic constituents in food, and effect (or absence of effect) of cooking
\nhttp:\/\/www.beyondveg.com\/tu-j-l\/raw-cooked\/raw-cooked-1g.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n

Breaking Muscle. What\u2019s the best diet? Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian or Paleo?
\nhttp:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/nutrition\/whats-the-best-diet-raw-vegan-vegetarian-or-paleo<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Fuhrman. Raw vs. Cooked?
\nhttp:\/\/www.drfuhrman.com\/faq\/question.aspx?qindex=4&sid=16<\/a><\/p>\n

Link LB ; Potter JD. Raw versus cooked vegetables and cancer risk.<\/p>\n

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004; 13(9):1422-35.<\/p>\n

Did we miss anything?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Comment below and let us know what you think. Do you agree with our conclusion?<\/p>\n

photo credit: More raw beef<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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