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Science Post: To cook or not to cook>
Richard Wrangham of Harvard University said that cooking plant food allows complex carbohydrates in starchy foods to become more digestible. This in turns allows humans to absorb more calories and triggers brain expansion. Cooking food should therefore be good. Some food like the papaya and pineapple contain enzymes like papain and bromelain which are similar to the protein digesting enzymes made by the pancreas. These enzymes can dissolve the protein that forms a coat around all cancer cells. The immune system can then see the cancer cells and target them for destruction. On the question: To cook or not to cook? - While it is good to cook food, I suppose it depends on what type of food we are talking about. Fruits probably should be eaten raw. Heat could denature enzymes and cooking fruits would render the enzymes in them useless.
Richard Wrangham of Harvard University said that cooking plant food allows complex carbohydrates in starchy foods to become more digestible. This in turns allows humans to absorb more calories and triggers brain expansion. Cooking food should therefore be good. Some food like the papaya and pineapple contain enzymes like papain and bromelain which are similar to the protein digesting enzymes made by the pancreas. These enzymes can dissolve the protein that forms a coat around all cancer cells. The immune system can then see the cancer cells and target them for destruction. On the question: To cook or not to cook? - While it is good to cook food, I suppose it depends on what type of food we are talking about. Fruits probably should be eaten raw. Heat could denature enzymes and cooking fruits would render the enzymes in them useless.
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