Raw foodism goes back to the 1800s, when one of the first supporters, Swiss-born doctor Maximilian Bircher-Benner, claimed that eating raw apples helped cure his mild jaundice. He then started ...

Raw food enthusiasts argue that raw fruits and vegetables keep more of their natural nutrients and enzymes, while cooking can destroy some of these valuable nutrients. On the other hand, those who ...

The raw diet craze has died done a little bit, but the science behind cooking food is robust. Here's why some vegetables are ...

Humans have been heating their food for nearly 2 million years. Before that, raw foods were the main source of food. But they have been linked to diseases such as E. Coli, salmonella, staph, mercury ...

Christina Manian, RDN, MENV, said that, as with other vegetables, there are pros and cons to both raw and cooked spinach.

Whether you eat your oats raw or cooked could change how your body digests them — and the difference may affect your energy, ...

Humans have been heating food for nearly two million years. Before that, raw foods were the main source of food, but they've been linked to numerous diseases. So, does cooking your dinner change the ...

It can be a heated topic among veggie lovers: Is the raw or cooked version nutritionally superior? On one hand, raw food enthusiasts will have you thinking that cooking leaches all key vitamins from ...

Supporters of the raw food diet believe eating raw foods has benefits, including for weight loss and overall health. But there may also be drawbacks, such as not getting enough calories. The raw food ...

When you eat your veggies — which, you know, you should be doing two to three times a day, according to Choose My Plate — you may be of the belief that, in order to gain all the benefits they have to ...

Consuming some foods raw, like fruits and vegetables, may offer more nutrients than cooked food. But this isn’t true for all foods. Some raw foods may increase your risk for food-borne illness ...