Comments on: My Response to a Raw Foodist http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/ Dietriffic Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:34:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: B http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-9597 B Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:05:39 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-9597 Hi, I felt the need to write you in response to your response on raw foodism. I was reading intensely feeling as though you had a great point to make in refute of the raw food diet, and yet, it just appeared as though you were saying that a raw food diet is a great diet to permenantly adopt, however, you try and make points against it such as, "you may not be getting enough nutrients?" When you don't get enough nutrients, you eat food until you do. Duh... I can't help but wonder if the dieticians are being brainwashed. It's like you guys are just robots, doing only what your trained to do, or saying only what your trained to say rather than what you've personally experienced or have personally studied. No i'm not a raw foodist, well not yet, but common sense will tell me as well as "logic" as expressed by Mr. Arlin, that food at it's natural state is the most healthiest food. You don't have to be a rocket scientist, or have any sort of degrees to know that. Raw foodism, unlike dieticians, promote the most healthiest way of living. Dieticians are more society savy. Yes you also promote a way to get healthier while taking in consideration the fact that it's here(that being fast food) so most likely people are going to eat it so instead of telling the "TRUTH" and saying "NO, don't eat fast food because it's CRAP" you tell people to just eat it in MODERATION. I've worked along side dieticians at weight loss camps for children where the kids were allowed diet soda in MODERATION. I guess you can probably predict where they ended up the following summer!...yes, that's right...AT FAT CAMP! Hi,
I felt the need to write you in response to your response on raw foodism. I was reading intensely feeling as though you had a great point to make in refute of the raw food diet, and yet, it just appeared as though you were saying that a raw food diet is a great diet to permenantly adopt, however, you try and make points against it such as, “you may not be getting enough nutrients?” When you don’t get enough nutrients, you eat food until you do. Duh…
I can’t help but wonder if the dieticians are being brainwashed. It’s like you guys are just robots, doing only what your trained to do, or saying only what your trained to say rather than what you’ve personally experienced or have personally studied. No i’m not a raw foodist, well not yet, but common sense will tell me as well as “logic” as expressed by Mr. Arlin, that food at it’s natural state is the most healthiest food. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist, or have any sort of degrees to know that. Raw foodism, unlike dieticians, promote the most healthiest way of living. Dieticians are more society savy. Yes you also promote a way to get healthier while taking in consideration the fact that it’s here(that being fast food) so most likely people are going to eat it so instead of telling the “TRUTH” and saying “NO, don’t eat fast food because it’s CRAP” you tell people to just eat it in MODERATION. I’ve worked along side dieticians at weight loss camps for children where the kids were allowed diet soda in MODERATION. I guess you can probably predict where they ended up the following summer!…yes, that’s right…AT FAT CAMP!

]]> By: Melanie http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-8909 Melanie Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:35:11 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-8909 Hi Amy, I agree that the traditional American diet is lacking in so many areas, and I take your point about dietitians — I don't consider myself to be one as described — I'm also British, so the FDA and the like, bear little consequence to me, but I see where you're coming from. I am also not against "alternative" ways, they just need to have sensible methods and ideologies. I reiterate what I've already said, any diet/way of eating, followed carelessly can result in nutritional deficiencies; that is obvious. One of my main issues with the raw food diet is that it encourages people to leave out whole food groups. This is dangerous, and leaves people open to nutritional deficiencies. Hi Amy,
I agree that the traditional American diet is lacking in so many areas, and I take your point about dietitians — I don’t consider myself to be one as described — I’m also British, so the FDA and the like, bear little consequence to me, but I see where you’re coming from.

I am also not against “alternative” ways, they just need to have sensible methods and ideologies.

I reiterate what I’ve already said, any diet/way of eating, followed carelessly can result in nutritional deficiencies; that is obvious. One of my main issues with the raw food diet is that it encourages people to leave out whole food groups. This is dangerous, and leaves people open to nutritional deficiencies.

]]> By: Amy G http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-8901 Amy G Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:15:09 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-8901 I think that anything that gets people away from the traditional American diet, which is loaded with animal fat, simple carbs that encourage diabetic responses, chemicals/additives, and various forms of unhealthy sugars, has to be an improvement!!! Also, dietitians are part of the traditional medical establishment -- it's very rare for any of them to look at anything they consider in the least "alternative", they are part of the AMA/Food and Drug Administration's stranglehold on the big business of medicine in this country. I think that anything that gets people away from the traditional American diet, which is loaded with animal fat, simple carbs that encourage diabetic responses, chemicals/additives, and various forms of unhealthy sugars, has to be an improvement!!! Also, dietitians are part of the traditional medical establishment — it’s very rare for any of them to look at anything they consider in the least “alternative”, they are part of the AMA/Food and Drug Administration’s stranglehold on the big business of medicine in this country.

]]> By: Scott http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-8882 Scott Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:07:30 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-8882 Fire and intense heat are used to make many of the tools and materials that are used in the making of houses as we know them today. Fire and intense heat are likewise used in the making of nearly everything we use today in way or another. Tools and Fire made us human, in addition to many other things, but these are crucial in our genetic and phenotypic evolution. Cooking goes back well over 100,000 years, if not well over a million. It became standard eons ago because it worked better than raw for our purposes. Fire and intense heat are used to make many of the tools and materials that are used in the making of houses as we know them today. Fire and intense heat are likewise used in the making of nearly everything we use today in way or another.
Tools and Fire made us human, in addition to many other things, but these are crucial in our genetic and phenotypic evolution. Cooking goes back well over 100,000 years, if not well over a million. It became standard eons ago because it worked better than raw for our purposes.

]]> By: Diet Diary: well that worked http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-6346 Diet Diary: well that worked Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:17 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-6346 [...] My Response to a Raw Foodist (dietriffic.com) [...] [...] My Response to a Raw Foodist (dietriffic.com) [...]

]]> By: Melanie http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-5438 Melanie Thu, 14 May 2009 17:40:51 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-5438 Hi Randall, Thanks for your suggestion, I've heard of this book and will check it out. Hi Randall,
Thanks for your suggestion, I’ve heard of this book and will check it out.

]]> By: Randall http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-5429 Randall Wed, 13 May 2009 22:36:11 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-5429 For a scientific reading on raw foods try Dr. Douglas Graham's "The 80 10 10 Diet". Wolfe, Arlin, Dini are proven plagiarists and not scientific at all. For a scientific reading on raw foods try Dr. Douglas Graham’s “The 80 10 10 Diet”. Wolfe, Arlin, Dini are proven plagiarists and not scientific at all.

]]> By: Acid Reflux Diet Tips | Heartburn Blog http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-5368 Acid Reflux Diet Tips | Heartburn Blog Fri, 01 May 2009 22:18:01 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-5368 [...] My Response to a Raw Foodist (dietriffic.com) [...] [...] My Response to a Raw Foodist (dietriffic.com) [...]

]]> By: Melanie http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-5188 Melanie Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:42:35 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-5188 Hi Meme, That's interesting, I know they are very strict on refusing people with eating disorders etc into the programme, however I've never heard of a vegan being turned away. Did you end up going into a similar field of work? Hi Meme,
That’s interesting, I know they are very strict on refusing people with eating disorders etc into the programme, however I’ve never heard of a vegan being turned away.

Did you end up going into a similar field of work?

]]> By: meme http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/02/20/response-to-a-raw-foodist/#comment-5176 meme Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:05:10 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/?p=2013#comment-5176 Funny. I was turned away from a dietetic program for being vegan. Also the scholarships as well as much of the "research" for the dietetic student are funded by Nestle, Conagra, and Pepsi to name a few. Funny. I was turned away from a dietetic program for being vegan. Also the scholarships as well as much of the “research” for the dietetic student are funded by Nestle, Conagra, and Pepsi to name a few.

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