Just to explain what I mean, why did mankind decide to cook their food. Monkeys, nor any other animal don’t do it, so why did humans decide to? Why is SLIGHTLY cooking it beneficial for us, while overcooking it isn’t?
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“Learning to control fire” was a significant moment in human history, but not because it gives warmth on a cold night. It’s because cooking meat starts to break down proteins, which in turn makes them easier to digest. once you’re digesting proteins, the organ that needs the most to develop (your brain) can ramp up.
Over cooking veg tends to result in leaching of the nutrients into whatever the cooking medium (e.g. water if you’re boiling it), as well as breaking down vitamins.
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