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Do you think Fruitarianism is a healthy lifestyle to follow?
ScorpioL1GHT
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When I say fruitarianism, I mean a pure 100% fruit only diet. With that in mind, do you think a fruitarian can still be in good health despite limiting their diet to just fruits?
It seems like an extreme diet to follow for sure. I have found that fruitarianism may be related to spiritual or religious beliefs and many who undertake this diet are doing so for those reasons.
Overall, I'm curious as to what others opinions are of fruitarianism that may be of concern or interest to you?
It seems like an extreme diet to follow for sure. I have found that fruitarianism may be related to spiritual or religious beliefs and many who undertake this diet are doing so for those reasons.
Overall, I'm curious as to what others opinions are of fruitarianism that may be of concern or interest to you?
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No. Only eating fruit would leave you protein deficient. Being protein deficient even when eating at maintenance can have detrimental effects to your health.7
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This was an interesting read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitarianism
I was somewhat reassured to read "Some fruitarians use the botanical definitions of fruits and consume pulses, such as beans, peas, or other legumes."
However, the overall consensus is that Fruitarianism is unhealthy as it is so unbalanced.4 -
It helped Steve Jobs. Oh... wait. Hmm. Ok, it helped him come up with the name for Apple so it must be ok.11
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The only diet more deficient would be the breatharian diet.
With the botanical definition of fruit many nuts could be included as well.7 -
No that sounds insane. Fruit is mostly just sugar water.. it's like asking if a diet of soda is a good idea.8
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No.
Google “kwashiorkor” for one reason why.5 -
No. Diets limited to one food group are rarely healthy.3
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You just cut out 2 essential macronutrients to live a healthy life/ survive if you eat only fruit.....4
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pinggolfer96 wrote: »You just cut out 2 essential macronutrients to live a healthy life/ survive if you eat only fruit.....
I'm hoping they're smart enough to include avocado...at least you'd get some fat.0 -
pinggolfer96 wrote: »You just cut out 2 essential macronutrients to live a healthy life/ survive if you eat only fruit.....
Exactly. Trying to subsist upon the one macronutrient that's technically not essential for survival, while completely omitting the two macronutrients which are essential for survival.
It's pretty much the exact opposite of "healthy".4 -
Monomeals and run-by fruitings are rarely a good idea.
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You'd end up with malnutrition...0
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I don't know, just look at Durian rider attempting a bicep pose...those gainzz are sick (sarcasm)
Seriously has the body of like a 14 year old pre-puberty9 -
While some fruitarians are more restrictive than others, in the broadest sense a fruitarian diet includes any plant food that doesn't involve killing the plants (which tends to mean you eat the seed-bearing parts of plants rather than the whole plant). So for the least-restrictive fruitarians that would include beans/legumes, nuts, seeds (sesame, chia, flax, etc.), things we normally think of as fruits (berries, melons, citrus, apples, pears, stone fruit, etc.), culinary vegetables that are botanical fruits (tomatoes, peppers, avocados, cucumbers, eggplant/aubergines, summer and winter squash, etc.), and even grains (although the harvesting methods involved for grains probably make that ethically problematic for many if not most ethical fruitarians).
Things that vegans eat that would be off-limits on a fruitarian diet include stalks (like asparagus, celery, chard), pretty much all cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, etc.), pretty much all root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions, radishes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, etc.), and pretty much all leafy greens (I suppose some fruitarians might eat the kinds of greens where you harvest individual leaves but the plant continues to grow and put out new leaves).
So for a less restrictive fruitarian (one who includes legumes, nuts, seeds, and grains), I don't think protein and fat would really be more of an issue than for a vegan. Of course, they would have the same B12 concerns that vegans face. Perhaps there are micronutrients, particularly minerals, available in green vegetables that might be hard to come by on a fruitarian diet.
For the more restrictive fruitarians who exclude some or all of the legume, nut, seed, and grain categories, ... I dunno. Seems like a catch-22 if your respect for all life, even plant life, means that you're denying yourself nutrition that's essential to your own life.
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What does Japanese laundry detergent have to do with anything.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwashiorkor
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Just when you heard about all the extreme diets that exist in this world, here comes the fruitarianism diet to top it all off. It makes vegan keto look like a walk in the park. Why do people like to punish themselves to the point of restricting a large portion of foods?4
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Seems sane compared to "breatharianism"2
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Keto_Vampire wrote: »
I don't know, just look at Durian rider attempting a bicep pose...those gainzz are sick (sarcasm)
Seriously has the body of like a 14 year old pre-puberty
How much of that is due to exclusively being an endurance athlete, though.1 -
ladyreva78 wrote: »
That's so sad...0 -
Just when you heard about all the extreme diets that exist in this world, here comes the fruitarianism diet to top it all off. It makes vegan keto look like a walk in the park. Why do people like to punish themselves to the point of restricting a large portion of foods?
Someone I know has tried it a few times convinced that it would help her legitimate health problems. She's fallen off the wagon twice but last I checked she's still attempting it. She went to a retreat where for seven days that was all or mostly all they eat up there, and she felt good the first time she did it. I kind of figure it was a fleeting thing that she's been trying to recapture since.1 -
"Do you think Fruitarianism is a healthy lifestyle to follow?"
No. Hell no.
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This is the dumbest thing I ever seen and Fruita-whatever-ism sounds made as made up as "Pescatarian" which bugs me too
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This is the dumbest thing I ever seen and Fruita-whatever-ism sounds made as made up as "Pescatarian" which bugs me too
I don't think it's made up, there are people who don't believe in harming any living thing, including plants, so they just eat the parts that don't kill the plant. Wikipedia refers to the Jain religious sect in India as an example of ethical fruitarianism.4 -
This diet sounds like 100% diarrhea 100% of the time. So...no...not healthy.7
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Didn't Steve Jobs do that kind of diet? How did that turn out for him.?0
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Sounds like a low protein, low fat, very high carb diet? I think it's rather unhealthy...0
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Thank you everyone for your replies so far. I just have a question though.
Why isn't carbohydrates considered an essential nutrient, but fat and protein is? I always thought the 3 macronutrients are necessary for survival, but is it possible to live completely without carbs?
To be fair, fruit isn't 100% carbs since there is still some amount of fat and protein.0 -
I consider carbs to be an essential macro. Hence the prefix “macro”.
Macro doesn’t mean exclusive though. It’s as unbalanced for instance as an all fat diet.0 -
ScorpioL1GHT wrote: »Thank you everyone for your replies so far. I just have a question though.
Why isn't carbohydrates considered an essential nutrient, but fat and protein is? I always thought the 3 macronutrients are necessary for survival, but is it possible to live completely without carbs?
To be fair, fruit isn't 100% carbs since there is still some amount of fat and protein.
Fruit is a carb because it's mostly a carbohydrate. The tuna I ate for lunch is considered protein but it still has fat in it.0 -
I don't think it's made up, there are people who don't believe in harming any living thing, including plants, so they just eat the parts that don't kill the plant. Wikipedia refers to the Jain religious sect in India as an example of ethical fruitarianism.
I overlooked this post, but wanted to add a comment.
Yes, in my own research I found that certain members of the Jain religion do in fact practice fruitarianism as a form of ahimsa: The act of nonviolence towards all living beings. So with that I guess it goes without saying that Jains have the strictest dietary code of any religion. I am not a Jain, but I do find the ethics of it to lead an idyllic and peaceful lifestyle. I have to wonder though how many people can successfully implement fruitarianism into their lives with no ill effects? Perhaps its only meant for beings who are enlightened. Interesting stuff nonetheless.0
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