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Raw and living foods are foods that contain enzymes and have not been heated or cooked in any manner. Raw foodists, or people whose diets consist of at least seventy-five percent raw and living foods, believe in eating an uncooked, unheated, unprocessed and organic plant based diet (http://www.rawfoods.com). Raw foodists hold that the act of cooking food destroys the majority of vitamins, minerals and essential enzymes naturally found in food. These believers also claim that cooking food renders it toxic and is the major cause of health problems (Andrukitas, 1998). The intensity of beliefs held by raw foodists vary with each individual, yet they all support the…show more content…

Processed foods are grown using pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers that raw foodists believe are harmful to the body. They therefore make it policy to eat food grown without any of these harmful chemicals (http//www.rawfoods.com). In addition, raw foodists drink purified water and only organic products such as freshly made juices (made with one’s own juicer and consumed immediately) and coconut milk directly from the coconut.

Subdivisions of Raw Food Diets

There are many subdivisions of the raw foods diet. Some of the types of raw food diets are incredibly restricting while others are more varied.

Sproutarian- a person who eats mainly sprouts.

Living Fooder- a person whose diet is predominantly sprouts, raw fermented foods, and raw blended foods.

Natural hygiene- a diet of raw fruits, vegetable, nuts, and seeds.

Instinctive eating- a way of eating that is guided by the sense of smell and taste. They often eat raw fruit, seafood, meat and vegetables. In instinctive eating, a change in smell is a signal to stop eating.

Essene- a diet based on the Essene Gospels of Peace. This diet consists of raw sprouts, wheatgrass, vegetables, and fruit.

Fruitarian- a diet composed of at least seventy-five percent fruit.

Liquidarian- a person who consumes only liquids and juices.

(Generic) Raw Fooder- a more

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