It might sound like an unsavoury prospect - but eating nothing but raw food has become the latest diet fad. (This is London)

April 25, 2005

Between the sleeping bag, tent and extra socks in Doug Walsh’s backpack, there will be a tiny, 4-ounce food grinder and half-pound seed sprouter. Not your average backpacker’s load. (Longmont Daily Times)

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April 13, 2005

"Once associated with hippies and health fanatics, the [raw food] movement has slowly meandered into the mainstream, thanks in part to growing concerns about obesity, the endorsements of telegenic actors like Woody Harrelson ... and celebrity chefs who have begun incorporating raw foods into their regular menus." (Newsweek)

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March 29, 2005

"People who follow a raw food vegetarian diet are light in weight but healthy, according to US researchers. A study in Archives of Internal Medicine found although bones were lighter on this diet, turnover rates were normal with no osteoporosis."

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