April 12, 2005
Newsweek web article:
In
the Raw: Boosted by celebrity endorsements, the raw-foods movement
is migrating from the margins to the mainstream. Is it really
good for you?
March 29, 2005
Raw Food Eaters Thin but Healthy
Fresh vegetables are a good source of vitamins
People who follow a raw food vegetarian diet are light in
weight but healthy, according to US researchers.
It has been suggested that eating only plant-derived foods
that have not been cooked or processed might make bones thinner
and prone to fractures.
But a study in Archives of Internal Medicine found although
bones were lighter on this diet, turnover rates were normal
with no osteoporosis.
The lower bone mass is down to raw food eaters being slim,
believe the authors.
We recommend a varied, healthy, balanced diet which includes
raw fruit and vegetables as well as other foods
Dr Stephen Walsh, nutrition spokesperson for the Vegan Society
The researchers compared the bone health of 18 people who
had been following strict raw food diets for up to 10 years
with that of people who ate a more typical American diet,
including refined carbohydrates, animal products and cooked
foods.
The raw food diet is different to more typical vegetarian
and vegan diets, which do not exclude cooked, processed or
otherwise refined foods.
Article Source: BBC News, Tuesday, 29 March, 2005, for full
article click
here.
Raw Hike
Living Light graduate and adventurer extraordinaire
Doug Walsh will conquer the 3000-mile Continental Divide Trail
(CDT) on a 100% raw food diet in the summer of 2005. Click
here to learn more about the amazing adventure and how
it will support the new Living Light Culinary Arts Center
and how you can support the Raw Food Hike-a-Thon.
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