Raw or cooked food?

So I'm back, finally I guess, from the terrible terrible 1 week holiday. Anyway, let's get back to the topic on hand. Oh, and 1 more thing, welcome to the era of Biology! .......

You know, I love sashimi so this would be quite an interesting topic to research on. Maybe if the results shows that raw food digest slower, I would consider going all cooked food. -_____-"'

According to a certain website, it states that raw food does not digest as easy as cooked food, thus if you want to feel full, do eat more cooked food, unless you're somehow on a diet.

It is believed that your body's own elimination system can eliminate all or most of the toxins in the cooked portion of your diet when eating more raw food. When you eat more cooked food you are eating toxins faster than your body can get rid of them so they back up causing disease.

While searching, I came across this websites that answers the second question- Should we eat raw food or cooked food?

Raw foods are rich in enzymes. Enzymes are needed for the digestive system to work. They are necessary to break down food particles so they can be utilized for energy. The human body makes approximately 22 different digestive enzymes which are capable of digesting carbohydrates, protein and fats. Raw vegetables and raw fruit are rich sources of enzymes.

Lack of digestive enzymes can be a factor in food allergies. Symptoms of digestive enzymes depletion are bloating, belching, gas, bowel disorders, abdominal cramping, heartburn and food allergies.


All of us loose our ability to produce concentrated digestive enzymes as we grow older. In cases where age is a factor, or where lack of digestive enzymes causes food allergies, supplementation may be helpful.

The more food that you can eat raw, the better.

If you do cook your food, the best way to cook food is to lightly steam, stew, or use a slow crock cooker. Eat as few over-processed and over-cooked foods as possible. The body has a difficult time digesting fried, pasteurized, barbecued, dried, and other over-processed and over-cooked foods which you find in boxed and processed foods.

Cooked food undergoes cooking (that's why it's called cooked food duhh..) and it uses heat. Enzymes are then destroyed in heat and it chemically changes foods from the substances needed for health into free-radicals and poisons that destroy our health!


. Enzymes are importanttt...

Therefore, the author of this blog strongly recommends raw food. Ye-ah. I love (L) raw food!