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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

About The Various Dangers Of Cooked Foods

By Jose Adams


It's all about staying healthy, young and beautiful. If you can make it happen simply by eating some particular type of food, of course, you should try. Everybody talks about raw nowadays. Organically grown vegetables in their natural state, non-processed, fresh and full of vitamins and minerals, or any other raw food should be better for you. But, some are difficult to digest.

Fresh and raw is healthier. When it comes to the dangers of cooked foods, the first thing that comes to mind is the destruction of vitamins. On the other hand, cooking kills various parasites and bad bacteria in meats, for example. Maybe the right answer isn't in choosing just cooked or just raw, but in finding the right balance. Anyway, overcooking any type of foods is bad for you.

Lately, it's quite popular to eat raw because it is a good way for losing weight. Vegetables don't have many calories, and, in their raw state, you cannot eat so much. When you cook them, it is possible to consume more, and, in this case, you will probably have to eat much more to get the same amount of nutritive substances.

When it comes to vitamins, some get destroyed by heat, while some lose just a portion of their value. For example, cooking will certainly destroy every single trace of vitamin C, while some other vitamins, such as B group, won't be lowered too much. Minerals, on the other hand, won't be affected very much. So, it depends. But, if you over-cook your veggies, it is an entirely different situation.

Some other substances, such as enzymes, won't survive the heating process. And this is a shame because they are quite valuable. Some veggies may be cooked, steamed or baked and still remain really valuable, for example, tomatoes and carrots. Beta-carotene in carrots needs some heat to become useful. But, you should still choose alternative techniques, such as steaming.

When it comes to fruits, you should certainly avoid cooking, or steaming or any other food processing. They are the best in their raw state. Of course, if you enjoy in marmalade, make it. Simply slice your fruits, add sugar and leave this mixture rest. After that, cook on low heat for a couple of minutes and that's it. This will save most valuable ingredients intact.

People use other ways of preparing foods for ages, and some are quite healthy, for example, fermenting. Sauerkraut is full of vitamin C, among other things, and can be consumed as it is. Fresh, organic foods are still the best option. They are alive and bring living energy. If you have to cook them, use steam or low heat only, to preserve the majority of valuable substances.

There are some types of compounds that get altered by cooking and become dangerous for human health, or even carcinogenic. Overcooking is probably the main reason for different allergies today, at least this is something many experts say. Find the right balance, and eat as many fresh foods as you can, and cook using low heat and steaming. Think about what you eat and you will live longer and healthier.




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