This is an ongoing, unfinished thread detailing the toxins in cooked-foods and loss of nutrients caused by cooking and freezing(please don't post here):-
Info on damage caused by freezing:-
http://ndnr.com/oncology/advanced-glycation-end-products-death-by-cooked-food/http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/selection-and-storage-of-foods-part-i/does-freezing-harm-foods.htmlCooking can create traces of trans-fats:-
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A2483-2003Aug29¬Found=trueCooking causes an increase in aging/sensescence by creating advanced glycation end products(AGEs):-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11237208?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctnInfo on the Hygiene Hypothesis Theory which goes into detail on the benefits of bacteria and parasites:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesisHere's a reference which show that cooking reduces protein digestibility of meats:-
"From Oste [1991], heating (above 100°C, or 212°F) decreases meat protein digestibility. Frying chickpeas, oven-heating winged beans, or roasting cereals at 200-280°C (392-536°F) reduces protein digestibility.
Seidler [1987] studied the effects of heating on the digestibility of the protein in hake, a type of fish. Fish meat heated for 10 minutes at 130°C (266°F), showed a 1.5% decrease in protein digestibility. Similar heating of hake meat in the presence of potato starch, soy oil, and salt caused a 6% decrease in amino acid content."
taken from:-
http://www.beyondveg.com/tu-j-l/raw-cooked/raw-cooked-2a.shtmlThe 2 studies referenced above are shown here:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1897402http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3748129?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSumHere's an article pointing out how cooking speeds up the oxidation of foods, possibly leading to heart-disease etc.:-
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_v127/ai_3762054Here's a study which shows that human infants digest raw human milk better than heated human milk:-
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1714023Info on enzymes:-
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag99/apr99-cover.htmlhttp://www.realmilk.com/enzyme.htmlHeterocyclic Amines in Cooked-Meats:-
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/heterocyclic-aminesMicrowaving at high temperatures have been shown to heavily reduce the anti-infective factors in human milk:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1557249http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_n17_v141/ai_12100730Microwaving has also been shown to be the worst type of cooking for cooking vegetables, as it virtually eliminates the antioxidants present in vegetables:-
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jafcau/2007/55/i24/abs/jf071680t.htmlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17979232Microwaving has also been shown to reduce vitamin B12 levels in foods to a much greater extent than any other form of cooking:-
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jafcau/1998/46/i01/abs/jf970670xNitrosamines, which are present in processed and smoked meats, have been noted as being carcinogenic, being linked to stomach-cancer:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16550597Here's a report on toxins in cooked-foods from the Heat-Generated Toxins project:-
http://www.slv.se/upload/heatox/documents/Heatox_Final%20_report.pdf Here's a scientific report describing the typical loss of nutrients as a result of cooking:-
http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FPNS%2FPNS4_02%2FS0029665146000321a.pdf&code=44a8dfdde48fb6037fc0936b8a4b398cHere's a scientific report showing the reduction in digestibility of meats after cooking:-
http://www.springerlink.com/content/rwm8p2pyb4kj3q5w/Here's a table listing typical losses of vitamins and minerals from cooking:-
http://www.nutritiondata.com/topics/processing A more minor online dictionary entry re the subject is found here:-
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cookinglossofnutrients.htmlThere are also concerns regards advanced glycation end products
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_glycation_endproduct, otherwise known as AGEs, toxins which are present in cooked-foods in sizeable amounts and which
contribute to age- and diabetes-related diseases
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/1/232Here's the most famous report so far on the typical AGE-content of several common foods:-
http://inhumanexperiment.blogspot.com/2009/09/age-content-of-foods.html , in the form of chronic inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1634306 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9920507asthma:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17208591arthritis:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11822407myocardial infarction:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18431051macular degeneration:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16364296nephropathy:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9044316retinopathy:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9049475neuropathy:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18473845Acrylamide,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylamide , a toxin found in baked/fried/grilled starchy foods, but not in boiled or raw foods, has been linked to endometrial, ovarian but not breast cancers in humans, and is a proven carcinogen in animals:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18006919 Also, toxic compounds called PAHs/polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, info shown on
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts69.html#bookmark02 and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycyclic_aromatic_hydrocarbon (s) and
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18675309 present in processed, smoked and cooked foods as well as in coal and tar deposits, are known to be carcinogenic:-
http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/scf/out154_en.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18314326German research in 2003 showed significant benefits in reducing breast cancer risk when large amounts of raw vegetable matter are included in the diet. The authors attribute some of this effect to heat-labile
phytonutrients
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14690788There have been various studies made concerning the negative effects of pasteurised milk:-
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/03/26/pasteurized-milk-part-one.aspxhttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/03/29/pasteurized-milk-part-two.aspxHere's an article on addictive substances created by cooking:-
http://www.13.waisays.com/ADHD.htmHere is an article comparing cooked-food-consumption to smoking cigarettes:-
http://www.youngerthanyourage.com/13/cigarettes.htmHere's an article showing how eating cooked food progressively ruined human dental health over the generations:-
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7035-human-dental-chaos-linked-to-evolution-of-cooking.htmlHeat-created toxins cause heart-disease and speed up aging:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16222163http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18473756http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7598010http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2011/01/09/nitrates-and-nitrites-%E2%80%93-part-1-bad-for-you/