Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I wonder how long it will take for more people to accept a natural raw plant-based diet as a way of life, instead of suffering through " diets " . More and more people are adopting it, but it certainly hasn't gotten the air play of the BIG " diets " . Jeff Foodmakers See Shift from Low-Carb Extremes By Nichola Groom Thu, Feb 19, 2004 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) - U.S. foodmakers are scrambling to satisfy consumer clamorings for low-carbohydrate products, but also see a move toward more balanced eating that could spell doom for the strictest low-carb diets such as Atkins. http://story.news./news?tmpl=story & cid=571 & ncid=751 & e=1 & u=/nm/20040219/\ hl_nm/food_atkins_dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 - " Jeff Rogers " <jeff > I wonder how long it will take for more people to accept a natural > raw plant-based diet as a way of life, instead of suffering through > " diets " . More and more people are adopting it, but it certainly > hasn't gotten the air play of the BIG " diets " . > > Jeff That's because the big diets are: - heavily marketed; - oriented towards weight-loss. Although weight loss is usually one of the results of a raw-food diet, it's certainly not the point. And nobody is going on TV trying to sell raw foods as a quick fix. That's just as well to me, really. Market anything too heavily, and it loses its soul. --Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 >Although weight loss is usually one of the results of a raw-food diet, it's >certainly not the point. And nobody is going on TV trying to sell raw foods >as a quick fix. > >That's just as well to me, really. Market anything too heavily, and it >loses its soul. Hopefully the raw food lifestyle WILL receive more publicity. People have the right to know about this view of nutrition, especially instead of suffering through gastric bypass surgery or a " diet " where they feel deprived, etc. and remain unhealthy. Even if people were to start a raw food diet out of an interest in weight loss, they likely would soon embrace other aspects of the lifestyle. One thing that may help keep the raw " diet " from being over marketted, is that companies cannot market a bunch of frozen, canned or otherwise pre-packaged foods to make money. Unless of course they sold a lot of dehydrated foods. I wouldn't mind seeing someone become a raw " diet guru " lecturing on the diet's benefits, as well as teaching " how to " . At least that would offer dieters a much healthier diet (IMO). If they would be shifting to raw vegan organic foods, then it would have many benefits to the animals and environment, in addition to their own health. I realize there are many people who do not want to see the raw lifestyle marketed as a " diet " and respect their beliefs. I just wanted to share my opinion. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 - " Jeff Rogers " <jeff <RawSeattle > Friday, February 20, 2004 10:15 AM Re: [RawSeattle] Shift from Low-Carb Extremes > >Although weight loss is usually one of the results of a raw-food diet, it's > >certainly not the point. And nobody is going on TV trying to sell raw foods > >as a quick fix. > > > >That's just as well to me, really. Market anything too heavily, and it > >loses its soul. > > > Hopefully the raw food lifestyle WILL receive more publicity. People > have the right to know about this view of nutrition, especially > instead of suffering through gastric bypass surgery or a " diet " where > they feel deprived, etc. and remain unhealthy. Even if people were to > start a raw food diet out of an interest in weight loss, they likely > would soon embrace other aspects of the lifestyle. I think it is getting more publicity, slowly but surely. A lot of " how I went raw " stories seem to begin with someone having it recommended by their naturopath as a short-term thing for some disorder, than sticking with it and liking it -- and I continue to be surprised, what with all the places that don't know anything about raw foods, how many stores and so forth *do*. I go to Marlene's Market, which is the local organic/natural-food store, and it's definitely being pretty heavily promoted there, with authors coming in to do talks on going raw and so forth. So it's not just getting around by pure word-of-mouth anymore. But a big part of the way things get very popular very quickly is TV advertising -- which is expensive and generally takes having something to bottle and sell. --Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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