Is raw food bad for women?

There are several points of view on extreme nutrition in the world. For example, vegetarians do not eat meat, fish or poultry. The next stage is vegans. These are the same vegetarians, but they also do not consume milk and eggs. But they eat a lot of fruits, nuts, seeds, berries and shoots. Even more strict in their diet are adherents of a raw food diet. They eat only raw foods.

The first supporters of such nutrition appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1933, the American scientist E.B. Forbes declared an aversion to cooked food. In 1936, dentist W. Price blamed brewing for the deterioration of teeth. In his book The Role of Food Enzymes in Digestion and Metabolism, Dr. E. Howell argued that cooking destroys the beneficial enzymes in food.

These theories claim that cooking destroys the nutrients in foods. However, classical science believes that heat treatment makes nutrients more digestible. Barriers in food are destroyed, cells are “opened” with nutrients, and complex molecules are modified.

Cooking negatively affects vitamin C, but studies have shown that cooking increases the antioxidant properties of vegetables. Also, supporters of a raw food diet are often deficient in weight, vitamin B12, iron and vitamin D.

They consider this diet to be natural, but archeology has shown that 700,000 years ago people cooked food over fire.

Half of women who eat raw foods get so few nutrients that their menstrual cycle stops. Raw food makes them infertile. Could humanity survive on such a diet?

Thus, raw food can cause serious harm to women's health. A balanced diet with moderate heat treatment seems to be a smarter choice.