One of the great reasons people tend to adopt a raw food diet is due to the fact that raw foods contain enzymes that can aid in human digestion . The idea is that if we consume “liv” foods with their enzymes intact, our bodies can actually utilize these enzymes in the digestion of the food.
Here’s some info regard enzymes and raw foods :
Enzymes are for the Plant, Not the Person
Raw foods contain enzymes that are necessary for proper development of the plant . For instance, an unripe banana contains enzymes that allow the starch in the fruit purchase to convert to sugar, i.e. to ripen.
The enzymes are gone once the process is complete . So in order to actually consume these enzymes, you would have to consume unripe, acidic, nutritionally-underdeveloped food.
Kind of defeats the point of eat nutritionally-packed raw foods, eh?
And even if you did decide to consume unripe fruit, there is no reason to believe that the enzymes in the PLANT would be capable of function in YOUR digestive buy processes.
In short, these enzymes are important for the plant, not for us. Our bodies have their own enzymes that allow us to properly digest the foods we eat.
So Why Eat a Raw Diet?
There are several reasons to eat a raw food diet , the main one be that raw foods are nutritional powerhouses . The food has not been damaged via heat or process and retains its nutritional integrity.
And, actually, for the enzymes!
As I mentioned, enzymes are very necessary in plant growth. By lett your food fully ripen before consumption, you will allow the enzymes present to work their magic, mak the food much tastier and easy to digest…
So what do ya know, plant enzymes DO aid in human digestion after all!:D
Go raw and be fit,
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