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Originally Posted by rjr777
Thanks for the share. I always find it interesting to hear from people who have experience.
It must have been harder to be a vegetarian before the last couple of years.
I do think raw is catching on a little as is evidence by the amount of raw juice bars popping up in my town.
I went ovo-lacto vegetarian in the 80's. I found it pretty easy to do. The social aspects of it were more difficult than finding enough convenient food sources as a vegetarian, but restaurants were problematic, as things like gluten, dairy, etc., avoidances are pretty common today so the staff knows their plates better today and are more accommodating.
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Originally Posted by Cuepee
Nice.
Agreed, only a small percent of the populace would be able to go Raw and maintain nutritional balance. How much did you have to supplement?
In truth a good percent of people who go vegan do not do so healthily as they do not focus on the supplementation needs and tend to eat a lot of prepared, easy but junky foods.
What is the main reason for going Raw as opposed to cooked? Is it a belief that there is some nutritional destruction in the cooking process? How much supplementing do you need to do on a riot diet?
Pretty much supplemented with DHA/EPA, B12, and D3.
Vegans can get away with eating **** foods for a while. An adult will have enough stores of B12 in the liver to sustain themselves (a few years) for longer than the average person usually remains vegan, and many foods are fortified.
Yeah, cooking reduces phytochemicals, with the exception of carotenoids, which are increased by cooking. That being said, juicing carrots will release even more carotenoids than cooking carrots, for example, so a raw fooder should juice carrots rather than eat raw carrots. On the other hand, reducing phytic acid is good, so cooking is beneficial there, but a raw fooder would want to eat moderate amounts of foods high in phytic acid. Balance is key.
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Originally Posted by pokerface600
I think people who don't take the time to learn about what they eat is a problem for every diet. A lot of people never think about which nutrients they get with the food they eat.
I did never thought about what I was eating bevor becoming vegetarian and after a while vegan, too. When I got vegetarian everyone around me lost their **** about how I want to get all essential nutrients so I started my research. Until today I'm astonished how much you can damage your body with eating the wrong stuff.
For sure, that's why even many non-vegan foods are fortified. You can't count on anyone eating a balanced diet.
For plant-based nutrition, I think Brenda Davis is good. A lot of raw fooders or vegan gurus try to suggest that B12 doesn't need to be supped, but she comes at it unbiased and looks at their studies and is logical about it. She makes a good point: a lot of vegans or raw fooders want to claim no supps are necessary to prove that the diet holds up on its own, but if people are getting sick from a B12 deficiency, then you're indirectly substantiating the merits of a meat diet.
Any specific people you read/recommend?