Raw food diets are one of those eating plans that seems to have a perennial buzz—people always want to know if they should hitch their healthy-eating wagons to this way of life. This is especially true because celebrities like Tom Brady and noted beautiful person Gisele Bündchen follow an 80/20 raw diet (so, they eat raw 80 percent of the time and have cooked foods for the remaining 20 percent), making it even more intriguing.
As a registered dietitian, I get plenty of questions about how to go about healthy eating, and the raw food diet is no exception. Here, the most important pros and cons you should know before trying out this lifestyle.
