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Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM

Well I have heard that heating foods destroys a lot of the nutrients in them. It probably IS healthier to not cook your food.



In fact, in many cases, heating food releases nutrients into forms that your body can utilize more readily. I have no doubt that there is denaturization of some individual bits of nutrients, but, for the most part, you're rarely cooking food to the point where they lose their nutritive value.

In other words, it's "true enough" the raw food movement can use it, but false enough that it's not a practical limit on your food preparation. Cooking removes far more pathogens and toxins than it does nutrients.
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Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:09:56 PM 1394 Views
I will answer no to all of them. Mats Gambling Buddy - 02/09/2009 04:12:52 PM 1088 Views
Perhaps I should clarify, I'm not referring to these as 'loose weight" diets LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:14:26 PM 1064 Views
Re: Meh. No. Danae al'Thor - 02/09/2009 04:19:35 PM 1036 Views
I think for atkins the energy is based on protein LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:23:23 PM 978 Views
Re: I think for atkins the energy is based on protein Danae al'Thor - 02/09/2009 04:43:58 PM 1060 Views
oh i would never actually follow a strict paleolithic diet!! LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:49:35 PM 978 Views
well, I think fat is allowed in an atkins diet too. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:06:06 PM 608 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? random thoughts - 02/09/2009 04:24:43 PM 1146 Views
I think I would go mad if I had to follow any one diet Camilla - 02/09/2009 04:24:54 PM 963 Views
The mediterannean sounds the most practical ValkyrieShewee - 02/09/2009 04:26:28 PM 1926 Views
O.O the no chocolate had not occurred to me... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:29:52 PM 944 Views
You can't spell diet without die... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:37:07 PM 1057 Views
I keep defending it and I'm not meaning too... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:42:15 PM 993 Views
Hence forwards I shall call you the Paleolithic Diet defender snoopcester - 02/09/2009 04:54:54 PM 1086 Views
Not quite the same ring to it as 'Defender of the Earth'... Zeeb - 02/09/2009 08:23:37 PM 1118 Views
She is young, even 'Defenders of the Earth' have to start somewhere.... snoopcester - 02/09/2009 10:20:27 PM 1138 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:45:48 PM 1077 Views
how do you fail to get protein LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 04:50:45 PM 1125 Views
Not really? Spriteling - 02/09/2009 04:55:29 PM 1088 Views
i think lentils are technically beans >.> LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:00:32 PM 1042 Views
That explains that... jh - 02/09/2009 05:15:28 PM 1043 Views
Spriteling - 02/09/2009 05:32:19 PM 1042 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? nossy - 02/09/2009 04:58:40 PM 1111 Views
you copied my answers *NM* random thoughts - 02/09/2009 06:08:34 PM 663 Views
They were good ones. nossy - 02/09/2009 09:04:02 PM 951 Views
I always knew you were a wise women random thoughts - 02/09/2009 10:14:42 PM 1036 Views
IMO smaug - 02/09/2009 05:01:55 PM 1137 Views
by "diet" LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:05:41 PM 1068 Views
Comments on a few, just because. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:18:12 PM 1086 Views
Heating food does not destroy a substantial amount of nutrients LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:22:53 PM 1096 Views
No? I thought it did. I've definitely read some stuff to that effect. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:25:36 PM 992 Views
like i said, it's true enough it can be said... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:28:55 PM 986 Views
Fair enough. That certainly sounds sensible. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:31:58 PM 956 Views
see below *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:34:58 PM 559 Views
Commentation! smaug - 02/09/2009 06:06:31 PM 1071 Views
That's a very confusing question. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:09:01 PM 1070 Views
have YOU ever seen a healthy vegan? LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:11:12 PM 1016 Views
*grin* No. Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:20:47 PM 1091 Views
perhaps... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:27:06 PM 1056 Views
Follow a specific diet? that would depend on the time scale. jh - 02/09/2009 05:13:44 PM 1078 Views
I'm of the opinion that the Raw Food Movement is the most idiotic thing I've heard LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:15:18 PM 1022 Views
Whydat? Aemon - 02/09/2009 05:23:23 PM 1029 Views
as i said earlier, it's a myth that cooking food affects positive nutrients on a practical level LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 05:34:33 PM 1070 Views
That being said, Steak Tartare is quite nice when done right smaug - 02/09/2009 06:11:28 PM 987 Views
note "when done right" *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:16:03 PM 566 Views
Meaning fresh meat and washed hands *NM* smaug - 02/09/2009 06:18:15 PM 630 Views
interesting... temeraire - 02/09/2009 05:17:25 PM 1054 Views
I hate diets... Milla - 02/09/2009 05:37:36 PM 1116 Views
My opinions/ideas Lordling - 02/09/2009 06:43:01 PM 1039 Views
she's fat... LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:44:08 PM 1008 Views
exactly. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 09:28:39 PM 1167 Views
I like Thanksgiving food, which in moderation is very Mediteranean Burr - 02/09/2009 06:50:19 PM 995 Views
I'd only call it Mediterranean in the loosest sense LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 06:54:58 PM 920 Views
You could always try... smaug - 02/09/2009 06:57:35 PM 994 Views
South Beach is the best.....I follow it, sometimes, kind of, no not really..... trzaska2000 - 02/09/2009 07:31:43 PM 960 Views
Most (most) don't tell you not to eat one of the NUTRIENT groups LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 07:43:42 PM 946 Views
I wouldn't follow any of them Spoonman - 02/09/2009 08:06:25 PM 1079 Views
I follow mostly a cross between paleolithic and mediterranean. Avendesora - 02/09/2009 08:22:11 PM 957 Views
it's such a pain to avoid the processed crap LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 09:14:59 PM 1341 Views
Here are my thoughts... everynametaken - 02/09/2009 11:05:47 PM 1088 Views
Re: Diets: your opinion and would you follow them? Antigone - 02/09/2009 11:44:00 PM 1011 Views
i'm just curious, but why are you vegetarian? *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/09/2009 11:46:27 PM 547 Views
Two reasons combined... Antigone - 03/09/2009 12:10:21 AM 1033 Views
that's fair enough *NM* LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:50:59 AM 561 Views
I would always follow my opinions; I thought you knew that. Joel - 03/09/2009 10:59:15 AM 1012 Views
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