No study has ever studied the consumption of raw meat. It seems incredible to me that in all this time nobody has bothered. All the studies that have concluded that cooked meat gives more nutrients have been based on blood tests, but they're obviously not weak. You can eat 2 liters of juice a day for 6 months and the blood tests will still tell you that you're in very good health.

There's no need to tell me that there are bacteria and parasites in raw meat - they're only bad for animals in poor health, no wild animal suffers from the presence of parasites - they're symbionts. According to Aajonus vonderplanitz, as long as you provide enough raw animal fat and raw protein, you can regenerate what the parasite eats.

>>76396943 (OP)
Rawcels lost
Grill chads won

>>76396943 (OP)
Fine, eat the raw meat then, fag

>>76396943 (OP)
Here are reputable scientific and medical sources showing that raw meat is generally less healthy (and more hazardous) than cooked meat, both in terms of nutritional bioavailability and pathogen risk:


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1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

> “Eating raw or undercooked meat increases the risk of foodborne illnesses caused by E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, and Toxoplasma gondii.”
Source: CDC – Food Safety and Raw Meat

Summary: Raw meat significantly increases the risk of infection, which can lead to severe illness or death, especially in vulnerable populations.


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2. World Health Organization (WHO)

> “Raw or undercooked meat can harbor harmful bacteria and parasites. Cooking meat thoroughly kills pathogens and makes it safer for consumption.”
Source: WHO – Five Keys to Safer Food Manual

Summary: The WHO officially recommends thorough cooking of meat to avoid contamination from dangerous microorganisms.


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3. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Study: Thermal processing enhances meat digestibility by denaturing proteins and softening connective tissue.

> “Cooking increases the digestibility and bioavailability of meat proteins, lysine, and other amino acids. Raw meat may not be fully digestible.”
Source: Zhang, L., et al. (2021). Thermal Processing Enhances Meat Protein Digestibility. NIH/NLM PubMed.

Summary: Cooked meat is not just safer—it’s often more nutritionally accessible to the human digestive system.

>>76396969
4. Harvard University – Evolutionary Biology

> “Cooking meat made it easier to chew and digest, allowing our ancestors to get more energy from it. This may have supported brain expansion in human evolution.”
Source: Wrangham, R. (2009). Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human. (Also see Harvard Magazine summary).

Summary: Cooking meat is not only safer—it has been central to human development, improving caloric yield and nutrient absorption.


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5. FDA Food Code and USDA

> “Meat must reach internal temperatures of 145–165°F (63–74°C) to destroy pathogens. Raw meat fails this standard and should not be consumed.”
Source: USDA – Safe Minimum Internal Temperatures
Source: FDA Food Code

Summary: U.S. federal guidelines define raw meat as unsafe unless properly cooked.


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Summary:

Issue Raw Meat Cooked Meat

Pathogen Risk Very High Low (when done properly)
Digestibility Lower Higher
Nutrient Absorption Less bioavailable More bioavailable
Public Health Recommendation Discouraged Encouraged

>>76396969
I can't listen to someone whose source is WHO and CDC.

>>76396943 (OP)
Here's my daily anecdote.
50-80% of my diet is raw beef. Has been since 2018. I'm 33. Everyone around me has been getting arthritis or other similar autoimmune disorders. Me? Healthy as a fiddle.

>>76396943 (OP)
>no wild animal suffers from the presence of parasites - they're symbionts
Not true. Many parasites are mostly symbiotic, but some will outright kill the host. Some on purpose (mostly ones that spread to the next host by ways of carrion consumption), others because they're adjusted to a different host (for example, there's a species of worms that's specialized for foxes, but will kill human hosts). And then there's some insects that'll lay eggs in or on the hosts (mostly insects, but also deer, cows and other cloven-hooved animals with some parasites) and have their offspring eat the host during development.

However, it's fairly easy to tell whether meat contains parasites. Most leave easily visible holes (such as worms living in the liver, or fly maggots in the muscle) or massive blisters (some worms), and the one parasite that isn't plainly visible, trichines, is checked for in all developed countries.

However, viruses and bacteria can be spread through raw meat. I wouldn't eat raw meat unless I trust the source, or killed the animal myself.

>>76396995
For most people, it's normal to be tired all the time without coffee.

>>76396996
in nature no animal will end up like this dog only domestic animals have too many larvae in them

>>76396943 (OP)
faggot op back again
>>/r9k/81878558

>>76396995
do you look like this?

>>76397021

>>>/r9k/81878558

>>76397021
I was always a lil chubby since childhood. I don't work out so I don't intend for that to change. The diet didn't make me leaner nor fatter. 6'2 at 200 lbs. Around 25 % bf

>>76396943 (OP)
Ok have fun with your tapeworms and e coli, stupid faggot

>>76397005
>Trees fall silently in the forest because I'm not around to hear them.

>>76397048
so what's the other 20-50% of your diet

>>76397068
Mostly egg fried rice + the occasional pizza/burger/other junkfood and alcohol with friends.

>>76396969
>>76396970

Unfortunately, you're not going to reason with the people on /fit/. 90% of the people on this board haven't been lifting consistently for two years and most of them are DYEL or obese. The remaining 5% are mostly roided TF out and try to give natties advice.

It's dumb. If we're really at the point where we're debating whether or not you should eat raw meat, we're arguing basic food safety facts.

>>76397127
Wild animals don't cook their meat and have less food poisoning. I really think that raw meat is less dangerous than cooked meat if it's good quality and you're used to it.

>>76397134
Animals die in the wild from disease and have parasites all the time. Obviously you don't go hunting.

>>76396943 (OP)
but it's less tasty

>>76396995
what crowd do hang with that get arthritis and autoimmune diseases at fucking 33

>>76397606
They have parasites but don't suffer from them

raw seafood is healthiest

I dont care, sometimes I hold the fat against the heat for a little extra time to make it slightly more crispy. Also I eat chunks of raw onion alongside the meat.

>>76396992
Why?

>>76398451
who is financed by bill gate

True

>>76396943 (OP)
Okay but where are the studies saying raw is more healthy? There are none, so even assuming you're right, we're at a stalemate. So, do what you like best (for most people, that is cooking it).

civilization began with fire based cooking
youre literally a monkey because you dont cook you food

>>76399866
That's not how you use the word literally

>>76396943 (OP)

>No wild animal suffers from the presence of parasites

You are blissfully unaware of the animal kingdom and it's goings on

Americans be like: it's safe to eat now, thank you science

>>76398223
You are genuinely stupid

>>76396943 (OP)
>There are no studies to prove that raw meat is less healthy
>t. apeworm

>>76401493
Nobody is saying you should eat improperly handled, shit covered meat.

>>76396970
but raw meat is easier to chew
you literally just believe things that someone says without it being true
raw meat is tender, that's why medium rare or rare is easier to eat
if you cook it, it becomes like rubber
also it's way easier to digest if it's raw
when you eat raw you don't feel it in your stomach and intestines, but when you cook meat it feels so heavy and makes you lethargic
>literally WHO sources quoted
yall are antivaxxers but the most important conspiracy you ignore

>>76396969
>>76396970
Oh, great, another retard that thinks he's a genius for copy-pasting shit from ChatGPT.

>>76403766
The point of the chatGPT posts is to elicit responses like yours. You are responding to bait, making it more likely he'll continue doing this.

>>76396943 (OP)
No serious studies demonstrating the effects of wooden dowels screwed into the head. Go for it!

>>76396943 (OP)
>There are no studies to prove that raw meat is less healthy
There are no Studies to prove that getting shot with a .45 is bad for you either.

>>76403766