The following list includes a number of foods, which if eaten raw, can produce unpleasant side effects.

Buckwheat greens are toxic when raw, particularly if juiced or eaten in large quantities by fair skinned individuals. The chemical component fagopyrin is known to cause severe photosensitivity and other dermatological complaints.

Kidney beans, including sprouts, are toxic when raw, due to the chemical phytohaemagglutinin.

Alfalfa sprouts contain the toxin canavanine, this can be a major irritant to someone with rheumatoid arthritis, it can produce lupus-like symptoms

Some types of raw cassava or cassava flour can be toxic.

vitamins for wellness

Raw eggs contain avidin, a vitamin B7 or biotin inhibitor, which can cause “egg white injury”. As many as 24 egg whites would have to be eaten to inactivate biotin. Avidin is denatured by heat.

Raw seeds of the genus lathyrus , chickpeas,can cause lathyrism. Lathyrism is a paralytic affection, which produces a dragging gait, turning in of the toes, stiffness and semi flexion of the knee joints.

Raw brassica species can contain glucosinolate.

Several seeds contain poison, such as Apricot kernels, which contain the toxin cyanide.

Raw parsnips contain furanocoumarin.

Raw foods, particularly raw meat, may contain harmful bacteria and their associated bacterial toxins. Other parasites and viruses may also be present, such as toxoplasma, trichinella, or rotavirus, which may cause serious foodborne illnesses.

Raw milk may contain Mycobacteria bovis (which can cause non-pulmonary tuberculosis) and brucella bacteria.

Raw sweet potato, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, rutabaga, canola oil, cassava, pinenuts, mustard, millet, soybeans and peanuts contain small amounts of Goitrogens which can interfere with iodine utilization and cause Hypothyroidism.

You would have to be a very hardy soul to eat some of these foods raw.


http://www.gerson.org/Programs/monthlyprogram.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/nutrition/ http://www.naturalnews.com/ http://www.mercola.com/


Raw food poisons
Raw food poisons


Tagged with:

Filed under: Raw Food Diet

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!