Raw foodism (or 'rawism') is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Depending on the type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selectıon of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds (including sprouted whole grains), eggs, fish, meat, and unpasteurized dairy products (such as raw milk, cheese and yogurt).
Health gets so refined and perfected with a raw food diet that a person notices effects of all types. The result is an important source of information about nutrition and quality of food. A raw foodist (or 'rawist') is a person who consumes primarily raw food, or all raw food, depending on how strict the diet is. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits.
For example, it is noticeable that sucrose (table sugar) goes into fat production rather than immediate energy. Sucrose splits into glucose and fructose. Muscles use glucose but not fructose. So the fructose probably goes into fat. The usual claim is that sucrose is split by acid in the stomach. However, sugars are absorbed very rapidly, and there is often not much acid in the stomach, particularly with a raw food diet, which means sucrose is probably entering the blood as a disaccharide quite often. Dextrose (d-glucose, which is natural glucose) is a much better sugar, since it can be used by every cell in the body.
One very obvious improvement resulting from a raw food diet is in the digestive system. Raw food digests marvelously well, so a person does not notice the acid, bile and residual effects of digestion that go with a cooked food diet. Adding a little bit of cooked food to a raw food diet doesn't work well, because acid is then produced in the stomach, and it is bad for raw food. Acid and raw food tend to create indigestion.
Weight Management - Raw Food Diet Part III
