Is Going Raw REALLY Healthy? Raw vs. Regular Vegan

About a year into my vegan journey I began to wonder, what are the health benefits of eating a fully raw diet compared to a regular vegan diet? Are there any? This post is basically what I have learned since that question first started burning in my mind several years ago.But before we get started, let's first clearly define what exactly being a "raw vegan" and a just a "regular vegan" entails.

 Regular Vegan:

Eats anything that doesn't come from an animal or contain things that have come from an animal.

 Practically this includes all plants (fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, seeds and legumes), all processed plant foods (cereals, muesli bars, some fake meats, french fries, falafels etc) and all processed plant and chemical combination foods (Oreos and other sweets, most fake meats, coconut/soy ice creams etc) that don't contain additional animal derived ingredients (milk, whey powder, gelatin, honey etc).

Raw Vegan:

Eats anything that doesn't come from an animal, or contain things that have come from an animal AND hasn't been heated above 42 degrees celsius.

 Practically this includes all plants (fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, seeds and legumes) as they occur in nature, and any combination of them. They can be cut, diced, blended, frozen, juiced, dehydrated, fermented or combined in any way you can think of, so long as they aren't heated above 42 degrees celsius.