Bjay,
Great write up, I hadn’t read David’s post yet. I do agree he is great and well-respected. I’ll have to read Dave’s post before fully commenting. But like you said it’s probably less of an “anti-raw foods” post as it is his interpretation of a study (which I’ll check out as well)
I know he did have things to say about Gabriel Cousens, M.D. when the Raw for 30 Days documentary came out, not sure how his views have changed since then. Most likely David had some concerns and wanted to address some things in this study due to the hype and buzz around this “crazy new raw food diet” in general. Even though it’s been around for decades and really centuries.
I can only speak from my own personal experience, but I’ve been “mostly” raw for a year and a half and it’s the best thing I could have done, not just for my diabetes but for my entire life. Too many benefits to list really. But yes, there are some things that benefit from being cooked and primitive people recognize this. Mainly as a solution to not kill themselves eating raw meat.
In general I think it’s just about balance, though it’s easy with society today to take anything to an extreme. It’s about having a balance of both macro and micro-nutrients that work the best for your body.
Great blog btw, I’ve subscribed and will recommend it to the SugarStats community.