If “eating raw” allows you to fill up on nutrients, especially vitamins and minerals, this way of “feeding is also risky. Indeed, certain foods can become toxic if they are consumed raw. Alexandra Murcier, dietician-nutritionist, lists those to avoid so as not to get sick this summer.
The vintage, a summer reflex … which must be wary
Tartare, Carpaccio, Gaspacho … In summer, there are many of us (AB) to use the vintage in all its forms. Salads and other colored minceds indeed compete in freshness when they are exempt from cooking. However, certain little cooked or almost raw foods really harm your body.
“Cooking is a process that makes it possible to significantly limit the risk of bacterial contamination. By eating raw, in particular animal proteins, the risk of food poisoning – or even more serious pathologies – is increased”, Alert Alexandra Murcier.
Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, headache … Once the infection is present, the symptoms are not long in developing. In this context, several raw foods “must absolutely be avoided“warns the expert.
The beans
“In some sensitive people, beans can cause hemolysis, that is to say the destruction of red blood cells in the blood”, says the dietician.
Red beans
Often used in cold summer salads, or chili con carne, raw beans represent a real danger. “Inactive cooking a very concentrated toxin in raw red beans, which causes significant vomiting”, warns Alexandra Murcier.
Fish and seafood
Watch out for the risk of listeriosis or hepatitis A. “If you want to consume raw fish and seafood, it is essential to freeze them beforehand. Freezing makes it possible to eliminate part of the pathogens likely to cause infections”, Note the nutritionist.
Meats
Even if you tend to chain barbecues and other festive evenings with friends, prudence. The raw meat tartares and carpaccio are to be avoided. “The meats – especially poultry and pork – have a lot of bacteria, including E. coli, which can be fatal in certain cases, but also salmonella, Listeria …”, she says.
Eggs
In a croque-monsieur or a salad, one can be easily tempted by the addition of a calf egg. “”Except that the risk of transmission of salmonellosis is real and very serious in pregnant women “, reveals Alexandra Murcier.
The potato
Unlike its reassuring appearance, “the potato contains solanine, an inactivated toxic compound by cooking. It is necessary to be aware of it, because we can develop digestive and neurological disorders in the event of raw potato ingestion”, underlines the expert.
Some mushrooms
Finally pay attention to fungi carpaccios. “Some of them prove to be raw toxic, but become harmless once cooked. The risk can therefore be serious. If in doubt, it is better to ask a pharmacist for advice”, she concludes.