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Environmental Nutrition: Are Raw Vegetables Healthier Than Cooked?

Eating raw vegetables has its advantages but it’s not necessarily better than consuming cooked vegetables.
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Environmental Nutrition: Are Raw Vegetables Healthier Than Cooked?
Cooked or raw—does it matter? Dreamstime/TCA
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By Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN Environmental Nutrition

How do you eat your vegetables? Raw? Cooked? Both? No matter what your answer, odds are good that you’ve heard that it’s “healthier” to eat your veggies raw. Maybe you’re even sold on the idea. But is it the truth?

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