Is it too extreme to say that the current raw food diets are a glorified and socially acceptable form of anorexia?

Is it too extreme to say that the current raw food diets are a glorified and socially acceptable form of anorexia?
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Yes, it is too extreme. As fire came well after hunger in human evolution – I can’t quite see the logic in his reasoning. I eat raw/near raw foods at all times and am (cancer aside – Melanoma and unrelated to general health) healthy, very healthy for my age. The Japanese with things like Sushi are among the top two or three healthy demographics. (I LOVE Sushi)
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