Why Temperature Thresholds Matter More Than Cooking Time
One of the most persistent myths in nutrition is the idea that food safety, digestibility, and tolerance are mostly a function of how long something is cooked.
One of the most persistent myths in nutrition is the idea that food safety, digestibility, and tolerance are mostly a function of how long something is cooked.
For decades, raw food has carried an almost untouchable reputation. Raw means natural. Raw means pure. Raw means healthy.
Nightshades are some of the most familiar and widely consumed foods in the modern diet. Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants appear across cuisines, cultures, and comfort foods alike.
Modern nutrition research often circles back to a handful of food components that seem to spark endless debate like sugar, seed oils, gluten, processed additives, and more recently, lectins.