@rl_dane

That sounds like a raw thing; the process of cooking improves your body's ability extract nutrients from food, so it follows naturally that when your body is extracting less value, it produces more waste.

I, at least, when eating vegan (non-raw) have not had this issue.

@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane

Most vitamins and minerals don't seem to be significantly affected, but I guess if you have a deficiency of folic acid? https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80400525/Data/retn/retn06.pdf

Just judging that from a brief look over the data; I'd have to do more in-depth analysis to be sure.

@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane

Sure, very likely. RL's currently eating only raw food, though.

@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane

This feels relevant, by the way: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/reality-check-5-risks-of/

@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane

"But cooking breaks apart fibers and cellular walls to release nutrients that otherwise would be unavailable from the same raw food. Cooking tomatoes, for example, increases by five-fold the bioavailability of the antioxidant lycopene. Similarly, cooking carrots makes the beta-carotene they contain more available for the body to absorb."

@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane

It's not just about whether the nutrients are present, it's about how able your body is to absorb them. And cooking tends to make absorption of nutrients easier for your body.