The raw vegan diet, in its pure form, is very restrictive and can lead to nutrient deficiencies.
When you avoid dairy, eggs and meat, you may not get enough protein, vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, iron, iodine.
The raw vegan diet can be a short-term way to clean up your diet, but it’s too restrictive to be a lifelong diet plan.
The risks outweigh the benefits with eating raw dairy, eggs and meat.
Eating raw meats, poultry and fish can be dangerous to your health.
Raw milk is not pasteurized, and it can harbor dangerous germs like E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria.
Excluding entire food groups or eating raw meat and dairy is not a healthy diet.
A healthy diet is one you can follow for the rest of your life, the raw food diet doesn’t qualify.