Does raw food good for your health

Raw foods can be healthy, but it depends on the food: some benefits are specific to eating a food raw, while cooking can make protein-containing foods easier to digest. 1

• Cooked eggs and meats: Cooking generally makes protein-containing foods more digestible and amino acids more bioavailable; denaturing protein does not mean the amino acids are destroyed. 2
• Raw spinach: Spinach thylakoids may stimulate GLP-1 secretion and support satiety; the discussion suggests raw spinach may preserve undenatured thylakoids, though the speaker was uncertain about the study’s preparation method. 3
• Minimally processed foods: Eating foods closer to their original form may help the brain associate taste with nutrient content and develop a more specific intuition about appetite and what foods provide. 4
• Raw meat: Raw meat is generally discouraged in the discussion; Huberman calls eating raw chicken “not a good idea,” and Norton notes he is careful about sourcing raw fish. 5