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A raw food diet (aka raw foodism or rawism) consists of food that is uncooked or slightly warmed. Depending on the source, the cutoff temperature to which food can be heated to qualify as part of a raw food diet can be anywhere between 104 °F and 120 °F (40–49 °C), but the general intention is to just warm the food, heating it to the point before vital nutrients and enzymes are destroyed. A raw food diet, also known sometimes as a living foods diet, consists of 70% to 100% raw whole foods and can include raw fruits, land and sea vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, legumes, dairy products, eggs, cold-pressed oils, mushrooms, edible algae, raw chocolate, and land and sea animal meat (beef, fish, etc.), ...
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