John wrote: > Sorry Tom, but you're leaving out KEY words of significance here. Look back > at what I originally said. I said "the truth of the matter is, heating food > does NOTHING to enhance its nutritional value." Note the KEY word, > NUTRITIONAL VALUE, not digestibility. Big difference.. Sorry, John, but you won't be able to use any nutritional values if you're not able to digest the respective food properly. > I said it once, I'll say it again. How can it be denied that heating food > destroys nutritive value? Digestibility and nutrient preservation are two > distinct realms. I notice you didn't argue my point on "leukocytosis." This > right here is enough "scientific evidence" for me, based on what we To my knowledge of the literature the hypothesis of cooked food induced leucocytosis never was confirmed by other scientists. Regards, Sylvia