 can have many positive effects on the body, from healthier cholesterol levels and body weight to lowering your risk of heart disease. This is great news for your average adopter, but some people take the lifestyle choice to the extreme. A number of people opt to only eat raw plant foods that don't need cooking, with some even swerving foods altered from their natural form or processed - such as almond or oat milk. Advocates of this extreme diet claim that cooking causes ingredients to lose some of their important nutrients and enzymes. Want to get the latest health news direct to your inbox? Sign up for the Mirror Health newsletter HERE Cooking Brussels sprouts causes them to lose as much as 22 per cent of thiamine - a form of vitamin B1 which helps keep the nervous system healthy. ( Getty Images) They believe that by eating raw plant foods, the diet will enhance energy levels, prevent (possibly even reverse) disease and boost overall health. But, according to The Conversation, research suggests that raw vegan diets - if followed for any length of time - may actually do more harm than good. Here's why: You may not be getting enough important nutrients Facts on the table - studies do suggest that some raw foods may be healthier than cooked foods. Did you know that cooking red cabbage and Brussels sprouts causes them to lose as much as 22 per cent of thiamine - a form of vitamin B1 which helps keep the nervous system healthy? But i){kind=link}
Advocates of this lifestyle choice claim that cooking causes ingredients to lose some of their important nutrients and enzymes – but experts say this simply isn’t true
Vegan diets have become more and more popular over the years, with high-profile celebrities such as Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Benedict Cumberbatch all singing its praises.
And it isn’t hard to see why as there’s plenty of evidence that plant-based diets (including vegan diets) can have many positive effects on the body, from healthier cholesterol levels and body weight to lowering your risk of heart disease.
This is great news for your average adopter, but some people take the lifestyle choice to the extreme.
A number of people opt to only eat raw plant foods that don’t need cooking, with some even swerving foods altered from their natural form or processed – such as almond or oat milk.