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Comments and Correction1 May 1975Raw Diet and Diabetes MellitusGARFIELD C. PICKELL, M.D.GARFIELD C. PICKELL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-5-723 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Dr. Douglass (Ann Intern Med82:61-62, 1975) suggests that the salutary effect of a raw diet on diabetic control may be due to "non-inactivated enzymes that are present in raw items or with the fast transit time that is inherent in a raw diet." It is unlikely that enzymes not absorbed in active form have any notable effect during their brief enteric lives, particularly in view of their being active during a relatively long shelf life, shared with foods that are ultimately cooked. The implication of a rapid transit time seems to be that caloric absorption is...
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