Raw Food Diet Studies

The following are links to research articles relevant to raw-food diets. They make for very interesting reading for anyone interested in raw foods.


·        An uncooked vegan diet shifts the profile of human fecal microflora: computerized analysis of direct stool sample gas-liquid chromatography profiles of bacterial cellular fatty acids., Appl Environ Microbiol 1992 Nov;58(11):3660-6

·        Antioxidant status in long-term adherents to a strict uncooked vegan diet., Am J Clin Nutr 1995 Dec;62(6):1221-7

·        Antioxidants in vegan diet and rheumatic disorders., Toxicology 2000 Nov 30;155(1-3):45-53

·        Consequences of a long-term raw food diet on body weight and menstruation: results of a questionnaire survey., Ann Nutr Metab 1999;43(2):69-79

·        Coumarin 7-hydroxylation in long-term adherents of a strict uncooked vegan diet., Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1996;50(1-2):133-7

·        Dental erosions in subjects living on a raw food diet., Caries Res 1999;33(1):74-80

·        Divergent changes in serum sterols during a strict uncooked vegan diet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis., Br J Nutr 2001 Feb;85(2):137-9

·        Effect of a strict vegan diet on energy and nutrient intakes by Finnish rheumatoid patients., Eur J Clin Nutr 1993 Oct;47(10):747-9

·        Effect of a vegan diet on biomarkers of chemoprevention in females., Hum Exp Toxicol 1996 Oct;15(10):821-5

·        Effects of a raw food diet on hypertension and obesity., South Med J 1985 Jul;78(7):841-4

·        Effects of eating an uncooked vegetable diet for 1 week., Appetite 1992 Dec;19(3):243-54

·        Faecal microbial flora and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis during a vegan diet., Br J Rheumatol 1997 Jan;36(1):64-8    FULL TEXT PDF File HERE

·        Fatty acid composition of erythrocyte, platelet, and serum lipids in strict vegans., Lipids 1995 Apr;30(4):365-9

·        Fibromyalgia syndrome improved using a mostly raw vegetarian diet: An observational study., BMC Complement Altern Med 2001;1(1):7    FULL TEXT HERE

·        Metabolic vitamin B12 status on a mostly raw vegan diet with follow-up using tablets, nutritional yeast, or probiotic supplements., Ann Nutr Metab 2000;44(5-6):229-34

·        Raw food and immunity, Fortschr Med 1990 Jun 10;108(17):338-40

·        Raw Food Eaters: Health Habits and Nutrient Intake(FULL TEXT), Poster for the 16th International Congress of Nutrition,  27.7-1.8.1997, Montreal, Canada

·        Shifting from a conventional diet to an uncooked vegan diet reversibly alters fecal hydrolytic activities in humans., J Nutr 1992 Apr;122(4):924-30

·        Survey of Food and Nutrient Intake of Hallelujah Vegetarians, Nutrition & Food Science 2001;31(6):293-303   ABSTRACT HERE    FULL TEXT PDF File HERE

·        Uncooked, lactobacilli-rich, vegan food and rheumatoid arthritis., Br J Rheumatol 1998 Mar;37(3):274-81

·        Vegan diet alleviates fibromyalgia symptoms., Scand J Rheumatol 2000;29(5):308-13

·        Vegan diet in physiological health promotion., Acta Physiol Hung 1999;86(3-4):171-80

·        Vegetarian Raw Food Dietary Regimens: Health Habits and Nutrient Intake(FULL TEXT), Presented as Poster at the Third Internatiobnal Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition, Loma Linda, California USA, March 24-26 1997

·        Vitamin B-12 status of long-term adherents of a strict uncooked vegan diet ("living food diet") is compromised., J Nutr 1995 Oct;125(10):2511-5

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