Definition of Crudivores (Crudism)

Raw eaters are those people who for different reasons decide that most or all of their diet should be based on food raw. This eating trend usually occurs for two main reasons:

1) the belief, correct or not, that our body is programmed to digest raw food and

2) Raw people normally practice vegetarianism.

Types of raw food

There are two modes of this diet trend. That of those who eat food of animal and plant origin and, on the other hand, raw food eaters who only eat food of plant origin. The two variants of raw food share the same principle: food does not have to be processed by humans.

This implies that the food is not cooked in any way, nor can it be boiled, fried, or baked.

The raw food diet

People who follow this approach They eat fruits and vegetables that do not need to be cooked and nuts. And for those who incorporate foods of animal origin, their diet would include eggs, fish and dairy.

The raw diet is practiced in the West in very minority sectors. However, some tribes base their

feeding in raw foods, either because of religious beliefs or because of traditions ancestral of the same tribes.

Problems associated with raw food

One of the main problems with raw food is that the body needs nutrients that cannot be found in raw foods (especially of animal origin) such as protein or some vitamins. Another problem raw eaters have is that humans have adapted to eating cooked food for reasons of hygiene and, consequently, people who decide to consume them without cooking may have problems with digestion.

Other types of food

The most widespread practice in relation to food is omnivorism, which means eating everything. However, there are numerous variants: vegetarianism (not eating animals), veganism (not eating any food of animal origin), frutivorism (only eating fruits), pescetarianism (a semi-vegetarianism that consists of eating vegetables and also fish and seafood) and many other modalities, such as raw veganism (a combination of raw foods, fruit and vegetables). vegan food).

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