Why ask the question here? The last place you should go to ask if its ok to drink the Kool-Aid is in a forum full of Kool-Aid drinkers. Ask a real doctor or Registered Dietician if you truly want an educated response. A doctor or dietitian will recommend a low fat diet based mainly on unrefined plant foods for diabetes.
And that diet would NOT be an all fruit diet because no qualified doctor or dietician would be that irresponsible. Fruit is actually a combo of glucose, sucrose, and fructose, depending on the fruit. Your liver is the only organ designed to process fructose, which classifies it as a toxin.
I would be curious to see some scientific data on low fat fruit diet and how it gets around processing so much sugars and no fat that fuels your brain. The liver processes this blood and breaks down the nutrients and drugs into forms that are easier to use for the rest of the body. Okay, load of bullshit right here. Australopithecus was largely a frugivore, eating nuts, tubers and fruit.
Your comment is just a bad comment, period. Humans can easily handle at least g Cal per day of unrefined carbohydrates without a problem. Excess frutose is converted to glucose or glycogen.
It uses either glucose or ketones for fuel. Oh Crystal. Not the old canine teeth argument? I use soy milk which I know is a no no on the diet but i still managed to stay in the 80 10 10 range and still lost 60 pounds.
I tried this diet for 30 days. By day 14, I was running an extremely high fever and the doctor diagnosed me with pneumonia, caused by detox. I did love the way I felt on this diet and would love to try it again, but I am very fearful of getting sick again.
It may very well affect your health adversely and leave you in a weakened state. Next time you hear someone say that, slap them upside the head for me please. Tools and Fire,… and society. I have tried for detox and health reason and it has opposite affect I had to stop run because I have no energy and my period stop.
I was so scared when she said that I have to take hormonal pills to get back my period, if I want a baby. Also when women do not have period she loss density in bones, so I think everyone shout be carefull about this kind of diet. The most common problem on this diet is undereating. Sorry Rob, we get most of our Vit B12 from bacteria in the dirt, the same place cows etc get it.
And you have to be able to absorb, thus you need enough stomach acid and intrinsic factor, therefore the newer recommendations are that ALL people over sge 50 take B12 supplements. Stomach acid decreases with age, regardless of diet. And Vit B12 deficiency is quite common in all people over age 50, again regardless of the type of diet they follow.
My annual blood tests reveal that my serum B12 is at a very healthy level. No need for me to take them. I have had gout for years, and tried just about everything without success. I reduced meat to, minimum once a week, stopped alcohol altogether. I was having LOTS of fruit and vegetables and my gout was worsening. Finally I have read something about Excessive fructose increasing uric acid. I experimented reducing my fruit intake to 2 a day, and bingo within days I saw a dramatic improvement.
To say that this one diet is for everyone seems ridiculous to me. People do great things on all types of foods and what your trying to do is affected by how you eat. That being said lfrv is amazing, especially for endurance athletes.
I say promote the diet but i would warn people about become to idealistic, in doing this you can get tunnel vision and become narrow minded. Unfortunately, the sad truth is, humans have been cooking food for so long, that some people simply cannot last on an all raw diet.
The question I have is about nuts…I love almonds and eat them pretty much daily…why do some fruitarians advocate not eating nuts? I ate 3 mono meals of fruit a day and 2 salads of greens and sometimes tomatoes.
When I started in on the diet I had fairly severe adrenal exhaustion and it amazingly got much better. By the end of 5 months, I could out hike my husand — I just ran up the hills. When I read this post in December and thought the book might be an interesting read.
I added it to my wish list and forgot about it. Something has clicked in me and I am convinced that this is the way to go for me. Thanks Matt, for posting this. You may just have saved my life.
Followed this for 7 days short of 7 months. I think this is great because I love fruit! Just my two cents. I think this diet does seem to work well for people-short term, and if they are not too rigid about it, for example there are local fruitarians here who eat nuts once in awhile and more complex raw food at potlucks.
That being said according to some studies done on raw foodists, the low fat ones had the most health issues. I do appreciate the strong ethic to veganism that many fruitarians have. Great article!! You covered most of the common questions. Michael Arnstein is one of my role models. He is amazing how he can do mile run one day and win a marathon 2 days later. The only way to know the truth is to experiment and try it out. A couple years ago I tried the fruitarian diet for eight months, also while maintaining my workout routine at the time, mostly running, resistance training and yoga.
Lots and lots of fruit. I definitely was getting the calories I needed! Apparently not the iron though as in this time period I became anemic. My running performance was awful. In retrospect I was not getting the greens in the quantity I should have. For me, a wide variety of vegetables and lots of leafy greens are the most important aspect of my diet. Too much fruit for me, but fruitarian seems to work really well for others.
Was feelin a bit anemic yesterday, i do get green but i was skimping and its good to know why i may have been feeling light headed.
I could never afford to buy 30 bananas a day plus 30 oranges, etc. It is much more environmentally friendly than eating meat. Meat eaters rely on farmers hacking down trees to provide enough fields to feed the animals, etc. Fruits and vegetables just keep growing and growing. Meaning they gather all of their nutrients from the top 3 inches or so of the soil, which is tilled killing beneficial soil microfauna , planted-often with GMO seeds that are resistent to pesticides, over fertilized which then runs off into local streams, sprayed with pesicides, killing pests and beneficial insects like honeybees , and harvested at the end of the season.
The next season, the same soil is tilled and the same plants are grown in the same 3 inches of soil, decreasing the fertile soil to near barren conditions. Then there is fruit. Most of the environmental impact of fruit is from transportation costs. Corn, tomatoes, and summer squash are dirt cheap in August, but only grow further south as the temperature grows colder. Apples, which can be grown locally throughout most of the US, are a fall crop and their prices rise throughout the year until the next crop ripens.
What a moot point. They clear their fields, just like any other farmer. I tend to think the euphoria this type of diet brings about is the fruit fermenting in your belly and producing natural wines.
Must be drunk. What about getting enough iron? I would imagine this would be a huge concern, particularly for women. Are legumes allowed? Sucrose is broken down to fructose!
Natural sugar or not, sugar is sugar. I could go on for pages and pages on why this is an outrageous diet to follow. This just isnt true, and your body can tell the difference. They eat a low fat, low animal protein diet. I once did low carb for years, and did lose weight, but i lost it much more easily and happily eating a high fruit high raw vegan diet. Bananas contain sucrose anyway.
Sean, Normally in this forum I go after the nonsensical statements and claims made by the fruitarians. You post will be an exception. Okinawans are a HCLF consuming population. I am not aware of any long-lived LCHF eating populations. Both populations eat modest amounts of animal foods. Their health and longevity is renown around the world. Food is a pleasure and a restricted diet like this would be tragic for me.
Sounds like a fad to me. If you did it and did it long enough to get past your cravings, your body would no longer crave the foods that are not on this diet. Your body will crave the fruits. This is not a fad. I still crave the vegan foods I no longer allow myself to have. This diet is definitely not for everybody. I live in Wisconsin so getting produce during the winter months is incredibly expensive and you get what is available to you in the store.
I began this diet to be more in tune with the animals I help — I run an animal shelter and see so many horrible things I wanted to deprive myself of that which I love — appetizing vegan food — to be more in sync with the animals who suffer.
I chose to reply to this comment because it is recent. Diet and nutrition are like religion and politics. People feel very strongly about them. I say we stay open minded and consider new things and remember that scientific facts are…facts. I have 6 years of formal education on this subject. I take that and tweek it for me because we are all different.
What works for one may not work for someone else. The human body is amazing and will take a lot of abuse. I know people who thrive on candy, pizza and soda… for now. Some people are just blessed with great genes. I exercise every day and eat a nutritious diet and I am full figured.
Go figure. Linda, I feel so sad for you. Being full of life, living it, enjoying it, and showing the world how wonderful a whole food plant-based diet can be is the best thing you can do for animals who suffer. Joining their suffering and harming yourself seems Ascetic and counter productive.
I hope you have found happiness. On the Quite a bit. So you continue to do something that you are unhappy with. You even called it an anti-social way to eat.
My Aunt is a Frutarian and is in the best health of her life. I know another fellow rock climber that follows this diet though. She is pretty stronger for her build.
I disagree on the sugar point though, it is possible to get too much natural sugar. Too much sugar of any kind can lead to adrenal failure, which will result in fatigue. I started experiencing the typical afternoon drowsiness most people on the SAD diet experience while on mostly raw, but after a few months of not eating as much fruit throughout the day I was back to my normal self with plenty of energy in the afternoon. It obviously works for some people.
Eating sugar only impacts the adrenals if your blood sugar spikes. The adrenaline forces the pancreas to produce even more insuline in the hope of lowering the blood sugar level. So, to avoid over-taxing your adrenals and pancreas, either keep your fat intake low, or your carb sugar and starch intake low. After doing some research and joining the 30 BAD website, I decided to give it a try.
I mean, what did I have to lose, really? I decided to do a 30 day challenge. I was curious and wanted to see for myself the benefits, if any. Local fruit is not available all year and it cost me A LOT of money to eat nothing but fruit. I did not finish the 30 days…it was just too much for me.
For now, I will stick with my Vegan lifestyle and chug my H I love my brown rice, beans and nuts etc! Plus it kind of just sounds like a giant sugar overload?
And can you imagine having to explain or defend this diet to people? I would have liked you to sell me on it a little. Since I had never heard of it before this post, why would I possibly think of changing my entire lifestyle? I want to know some real advantages. Simplicity, increased energy, decreased illness, and reduced body fat are the big ones though….
Yeah, like I biked up Mt. Lemmon 85 mile round trip. Took a break at the top, got back down and was flying home on the bike. Then, took another break and flew over to my friends apartment to watch the Walking Dead, putting my total distance at 95 miles for the day, with a foot climb also more overweight then than I was now, I had literally just switched over.
How about clear skin? A good looking figure? Lack of cravings for bad cooked food? Good hair and nails? I myself have struggled with an ED for 20 years with which of course comes, low self elsteem, depression etc.
I am so excited to think this might be the answer to living a calm and healthy, happy life. Do it! So, you went from being a vegetarian for 18 years.
You were also a vegan on and off for 3 years. Now you are onto another diet which you claim to be wonderful. Your last comment hints at your certainty of this diet as being the best, and how infallible your opinion is. Lest remind you of your prior diets which you also, presumably, heralded in the same fashion…otherwise, why do it for 18 years. I have my reservations that these other people who claim to eat such diets do so for so long without every straying.
Even if Doug Graham thought he was wrong after time, would he admit it after developing a following? His credibility would be ruined. Would he jeopardize that and his income?
And this is proven time and time again. Even true frugivores supplement their diets. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content. Home About. Raw Foodie Newbies Unite! What is lfrv and what does it mean? Posted on December 28, by rawfoodienewbie. Cancel Report. Create a new account. Log In. Know what is LFRV? Got another good explanation for LFRV?
Don't keep it to yourself! Add it HERE! Still can't find the acronym definition you were looking for? Iodine is crucial for the healthy functioning of the thyroid gland, which controls your metabolism. Thus, insufficient dietary intake can cause low energy levels, dry skin, tingling in the hands and feet, forgetfulness, depression and even weight gain It also requires a large intake of food, which may be difficult.
In addition to the nutrient deficiencies mentioned above, this diet has several other downsides. The rationale is that these ingredients allegedly irritate your gut, increase mucus production and deliver toxins to the nervous system. However, there is no strong scientific evidence to support this belief.
Scientific research supports the use of spices for health, and has demonstrated the anti-diabetic effects of cinnamon , the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric and the immunity-boosting properties of garlic 33 , 34 , The diet also presents cooked foods as nutritionally inferior, toxic and the cause of many diseases.
It is true that cooking can reduce the nutrient content of certain foods. However, different cooking methods have different effects on nutrient loss. The overall best technique for minimizing nutrient loss seems to be cooking foods for short periods at low temperatures with minimal water.
That said, there is no strong scientific evidence supporting the belief that all cooked foods are toxic to your body or increase your risk of disease. In fact, certain cooked foods can be nutritious and healthy.
For instance, cooking increases the nutrient availability in asparagus, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes and carrots 37 , 38 , For instance, you might have a hard time finding suitable meal options in restaurants or other social situations.
This may make it more difficult to sustain this diet over the long term For instance, no strong scientific evidence could be found to support the claim that all types of cooked foods, regardless of cooking method, increase the risk of disease.
Other unsubstantiated claims include those surrounding gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. However, no scientific evidence supports this claim.
This concept, popular among proponents of the alkaline diet, is based on the idea that certain foods can acidify the blood by lowering its pH level. However, this concept is not supported by science. In fact, several studies show that the foods you eat have a very limited effect on the pH of your blood 41 , 42 , For a more in-depth review of the alkaline diet myth, read this article.
However, it is also overly restrictive, not based on science and likely to restrict your intake of important nutrients. Overall, this diet could make it difficult for you to meet your nutritional needs, which is why you should avoid it.
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