"usual suspect" > wrote in message
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> Not always. A lot of the claims by raw food faddists are wildly
> exaggerated, misleading, or simply false. Here are a couple links to
> help you sort through pseudo-science and myths spread by pro-raw faddists:
>
> http://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/...alism-1a.shtml
> http://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/...myths-1a.shtml
And here are some links refuting the propaganda on beyondveg...
http://ecologos.org/tb.htm

The most important thing to understand about raw food is that our
species, as did all others on this little mudball, evolved on totally raw
food, and that cooking is a rather recent cultural fad that has led directly
to the wide-spread consumption of unhealthy items that simply could not be
eaten, unless cooked: flesh, grains and grain products, tough vegetables,
dried beans/legumes, woody roots, ...
http://www.ecologos.org/harris.html
http://ecologos.org/denature.htm

Laurie