Peter:
 >>The problem for most people who get into diets
 >>such as raw is an over consumption of starches and sugars.

Jean-Claude
 >raw starches ? not very appealing !

I did not mean only raw diets.  Most people on raw
go overboard on fruits and honey.

 >do you mean you needed cooked food to be able to go
 >low carb?

Yes.

 >i did went low carb eating raw , i don't see how cooked
 >will help unless you found yourself limited in what you
 >can eat raw .and cooked will widen your choice .

Exactly.  Even with cooked I find it difficult to get enough
variety of low carb plant foods.

Peter