Is a fruitarian diet really all that healthy?

Question

And do fruitarians only eat fruit and absolutely nothing else?

Answer 1

I think it's healthy. And some doctors agree with me.
Others make us believe that it is not. Who are those others? Those who sell meat of course. There is a whole "meat mafia" out there...Imagine how the world would be without meat.
After all, we are so used in gluttony that it is imposibble for us to even think of eating only fruit.

Answer 2

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Is a fruitarian diet really all that healthy?
And do fruitarians only eat fruit and absolutely nothing else?

Answer 3

I think if somebody calls themselves a fruitarian they have the wrong name for vegetarian or the worst idea of nutrition I have ever heard of.
Fruit doesn't provide everything you need.
Vegetables do.
A combination is the best way, but if you cut out fruit it isn't as big of a deal as if you cut out vegetables.
If these people only eat fruit and drink juice and water, they are going to suffer from malnutrition pretty soon, maybe faint, end up in the hospital for sure.

Answer 4

Actually if you look up nutritional information on fruits you find a lot of them have little to no nutrition and most of them you'd have to consume in large amounts to get necessary levels of other nutrients. Apples, for example which we are told are great for you, are almost all fiber, water, and some trace vitamins. Fruit is really only good for a few essential vitamins and antioxidants, but they don't have as much as you would think. If you only ate fruit and nuts I think you would eventually become malnourished and possibly have liver or bladder problems. You would be missing quite a few important minerals. I really don't think it would be much of a 'diet'. You would be consuming a lot of fat and sugar. The amount of fruit and nuts you would have to eat to be full would increase the amount of iron, protein, fat, and sugar you eat. Nuts have a lot of calories and fat, it's good fat, but still fat. They have a lot of nutrients, and could replace vegitables mostly, if they weren't so bad for you in larger quantity. Nuts have so many calories that more than a handfull could be worse than eating a piece of chicken. One ounce can have as many as 200 calories.

Answer 5

Is it healthy?: Criticisms

In addition to health risks particular to fruitarianism, all risks associated with veganism apply as well.

* Serious nutritional deficiencies: Some long-time strict fruitarians will develop nutritional deficiencies as a result of the diet.[19] Many will develop health problems and switch to a broader diet. (Specific health risks are discussed below.)

* Lack of Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 can only be synthesized by bacteria and archaea. Unless they regularly use supplements, fruitarians will not get sufficient amounts of this nutrient. Years of deficiency in vitamin B12 may lead to megaloblastic anemia, macrocytic anemia, serious neurological and mental damage, increased homocysteine (associated with heart disease and arterial deterioration), degeneration of the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord, paranoia, hyperactive reflexes, impotence and infertility. As with all vegans, fruitarians are at risk of serious, permanent bodily damage or death if they do not add B12 supplements or fortified foods to their diets.[20][21]. Natural food sources of vitamin B12 are limited to foods that come from animals.[22]

* Lack of evidence of successful, long-term fruitarians: Many notable advocates of fruitarianism in the past, including Morris Krok[23], Johnny Lovewisdom, Walter Siegmeister/Raymond Bernard, and Viktoras Kulvinskas ate considerable quantities of vegetables and occasional cooked foods and vegetables. Others switched to other unorthodox lifestyles (including breatharianism and liquitarianism (juices only), or recommended against the diet once they stopped (Morris Krok[24]).

* Dental problems: The high organic acid content in many fruits can strip minerals from teeth. A number of fruitarians have given up the diet due to tooth loss, receding gums and similar problems.[25]







what do they eat?: Some fruitarians will eat only what falls (or would fall) naturally from a plant, namely, culinary fruits, nuts, and seeds (excluding grains). Many do not eat grains,[2] which are usually not palatable unless cooked, (most fruitarians are raw foodists).[3] Some feel that it is improper for fruitarians to eat seeds.[citation needed] Others eat seeds and cooked foods.[4]

Another may eat a similar diet, but including other botanical definitions of fruits and consume pulses.[5]Other fruitarians argue that the slippery slope of what 'would' fall from the plant leads to including foods that would otherwise be taboo.[citation needed]

A minority of fruitarians only eat fruit in the culinary sense.[citation needed] Others include green leafy vegetables[6] and/or root vegetables.[7] Some occasionally include some dairy products in their diet as well.[8]

Answer 6

For healthy people or those with acidity it can do well, but for imbalanced constitutions it won't work.
In all constitutions a balanced diet is the best.

Answer 7

in this moment there's no food really good to health,with the transgenics fruits there'over .THE only solution is to cultive himself the fruits ands vegetables.

Answer 8

i don't think so its healthy.