Dear bai-ga;
Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.
The primary consequence of eating cooked foods while on a raw food
diet is the sudden production of stomach acid that might create
indigestion. Some circles however believe that cooked food is actually
toxic and causes a pathological phenomenon called digestive
leukocytosis, or an increase in the number of white blood cells
(leukocytes), whereas it is claimed that raw, unheated foods don’t
have this effect. The theory is that the body treats cooked food much
like it does any other foreign matter and tends to produce an
increased number of white blood cells to combat any potential threat.
The theory is also disputed as fact but if it is true of course, a
sudden intake of cooked food while on a raw food diet would (assuming
the theory if correct) cause a marked increase in white blood cell
count.
In addition cooked fats prepared at high temperatures can contain free
radicals and trans fatty acids. These are both believed to cause
accelerated aging, illness, and disease in some people not to mention
the fact that they are also both considered carcinogenic. While the
risk of cancer from these substances is relatively limited provided
your consumption is infrequent to moderate, you might be placing
yourself at a small measure of risk my eating them any time, and not
just while on a raw food diet.
Here you will find a very interesting article about raw foods vs.
cooked foods and one person’s experience on a raw food diet. The
author is only 15 years old but he points us to an excerpt which you
will find beginning on the second paragraph in which it’s author seems
to be enormously enlightened on this subject. I’m sure you will find
it informative:
DIET AND NUTRITION
http://www.veggie.ca/messages/218.html
The bottom line is this, provided that a person isn’t gorging himself
on cooked food to which his body is unfamiliar for a long period of
time, an introduction of a small amount of cooked foods into one’s
otherwise raw food diet “might” cause a bit of indigestion, perhaps
some weight gain or water retention (if continued) and it may tempt
the consumer to break his cycle of raw food intake, but probably not
much more. In a worst case scenario, fats and acids that are not
present in raw food could cause a bit of lethargy, nausea or even mild
diarrhea until the body re-learns to metabolize them but this will
likely be relatively unremarkable and probably won’t last very long.
Results may vary depending obviously on how long it has been since
one’s last cooked meal, the volume of cooked food that is being eaten
and what the cooked meal consists of.
Below you will find that I have carefully defined my search strategy
for you in the event that you need to search for more information. By
following the same type of searches that I did you may be able to
enhance the research I have provided even further. I hope you find
that that my research exceeds your expectations. If you have any
questions about my research please post a clarification request prior
to rating the answer. Otherwise, I welcome your rating and your final
comments and I look forward to working with you again in the near
future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.
Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga
INFORMATION SOURCES
A RAW FOOD DIET
http://nov55.com/hea/food.html
DIGESTIVE LEUKOCYTOSIS
http://www.beyondveg.com/tu-j-l/raw-cooked/raw-cooked-1i.shtml
SATYA
“From Products to Produce: Optimal Health Through Raw Plant Foods”
By Lucas Rockwood
http://www.satyamag.com/june03/rockwood1.html
SEARCH STRATEGY
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Google ://www.google.com
SEARCH TERMS USED:
"raw food diet" cooked food"
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