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Celebrities who follow a raw food diet include actress [[Rue McClanahan]], actor [[Woody Harrelson]], model [[Carol Alt]], designer [[Donna Karan]], and Chicago-based celebrity chef [[Charlie Trotter]].[http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularhealthdiets/a/Raw_Food.htm] McClanahan is a regular visitor to the Optimum Health Institute.[http://www.yourwholenutrition.com/readon.asp?id=250]
==Criticism==
The mildest criticism, which even some proponents of Wigmore's diet admit, is "Boring and bland." More serious criticism includes charges that, while raw/whole foods are an important component of a [[USRDA|daily diet]], it is too extreme to be either healthy or practical. According to Julie Walsh, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the [[American Dietetic Association]], "It's not supported by scientific literature at all. Man has used fire to cook food for ages. To refrain from heating or processing foods could even be risky. Some studies also suggest that cooked tomatoes release more phytonutrients than raw ones. The [[lycopene]] found in tomatoes is a strong antioxidant linked to preventing several different diseases — and it's released with heat." [http://enzymeuniversity.com/artman/publish/article_24.shtml]
In addition, medical professionals worry that claims of cures of serious diseases such as cancer may discourage individuals from seeking more conventional treatments that medical research has shown to be effective, thus actually endangering rather than helping them, similar to the hyperbole surrounding [[laetrile]] in the 1980s. Diane Stadler of the [[Oregon Health Sciences University]] in Portland says, "Some raw food web sites suggest that you can treat certain [[chronic disease]]s by consuming a raw food diet. That frightens me as a medical professional. Some people will accept that as truth and delay seeking appropriate diagnosis and treatment...[which] could seriously impact long-term well-being." [http://enzymeuniversity.com/artman/publish/article_24.shtml]
==See also==
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