Question: Are raw foods good for weight loss?
Answer: It’s an open secret in the health world that eating raw has a built in weight reduction mechanism. Raw foods have higher water content, fiber and nutritional values than their cooked counterparts.
Going raw also keeps you away from two of the main weight gain culprits – refined sugars and flours. Whatever the reason, we think the raw food diet is the best way to lose weight because it’s simply so satisfying!
The higher water content of raw foods encourages weight loss. When food is cooked, it loses its moisture and becomes denser. Raw foods, loaded with water, fill you up sooner. You wind up eating less because you are filling up on low calorie, nutrient rich foods. You may find yourself eating more frequent, lighter meals.
The water in raw foods is the water of life that is designed to sustain our bodies. Going raw naturally creates a light cleansing effect that purifies and assists our body in weight loss.
Mark Reinfeld, Author, Vegan Fusion World Cuisine: Healing Recipes and Timeless Wisdom from our Hearts to Yours
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19. January 2009 at 8:15 am
Great post. Especially the part explaining that raw foods contain more water thus filling you up quicker. I think we are all in the habit of boiling our vegetables to death. There is nothing worse than an overdone brussel sprout.. I think everyone should try and incorporate a certain amount of raw vegetables into their diet. Even if its only once a week it is better than nothing and once you get used to it you do start to enjoy them.
26. July 2009 at 9:46 am
losing weight is definetly tough work.i employ to overeat , but possess initiate alot of strenght in keeping it under control.since then , wicked the sentiment of success i felt by sticking to my design to lose weight and stop over eating.