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'''Fruitarianism''' ({{IPAc-en|f|r|uː|'|t|ɛər|i|ə|n|ɪ|z|əm}}) is a [[Diet (nutrition)|diet]] that consists primarily of consuming [[fruit]]s and possibly [[nut (fruit)|nut]]s and [[seed]]s, but without any animal products.<ref>Ashraf, Hea-Ran L. ''Diets, Fad''. In Andrew F. Smith. (2013). ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Volume 1''. [[Oxford University Press]]. p. 264. {{ISBN|9780199734962}}</ref> Fruitarian diets are subject to criticism and health concerns.

Fruitarianism may be adopted for different reasons, including [[ethics of eating meat|ethical]], [[vegetarianism and religion|religious]], [[Environmental vegetarianism|environmental]], cultural, [[economic vegetarianism|economic]], and presumed health benefits. A fruitarian diet may increase the risk of [[nutritional deficiencies]], such as reduced intake of [[vitamin B12]], calcium, iron, zinc, omega-3 or [[protein (nutrient)|protein]].<ref>Wells, Ken R. (2008). ''Fruitarian diet''. In Jacqueline L. Longe. ''The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition''. Gale. pp. 440-444. {{ISBN|978-1-4144-2991-5}}</ref>

==Varieties==

Some fruitarians will eat only what falls naturally from a plant; that is, plant foods that can be harvested without killing or harming the plant.<ref name="Gollner2013">{{cite book |last1=Gollner |first1=Adam Leith |author1-link=Adam Gollner |title=The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession |date=2013 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781476704999 |page=100 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WaJBAAAAQBAJ&q=Adam%20Leith%20Gollner%2C%20'The%20Fruit%20Hunters&pg=PA100 |language=en |quote=Some factions eat only fallen fruit. Others refuse to eat any seeds because they contain future plants.}}</ref><ref>[[Rod Preece]], ''Sins of the Flesh: A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought'', UBC Press, 2008, "Since plants have life, it is necessary, if one is not to starve, to live from the fruit of the plant in such a manner that the host plant itself does not die."{{page needed|date=June 2016}}</ref><ref>Catherine G. Ratzin Jackson, ''Nutrition for the recreational athlete,'' p. 95, CRC Press, 1995, {{ISBN|0-8493-7914-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8493-7914-7}}. "The fruitarian diet usually consists of consuming those parts of the plant that are cast off or dropped from the plant, and that do not involve the destruction of the plant itself."</ref><ref>Patricia Samour, ''Handbook Of Pediatric Nutrition'', Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2003, p. 143. "A fruitarian diet consists of only fruits. Any plant food that is botanically a fruit or can be obtained without killing or harming the plant is considered a fruit."</ref> These foods consist primarily of culinary fruits, nuts, and [[seed]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128112640/http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 1999 |publisher=The Vegetarian Society UK |title=Information Sheet&nbsp;— Definitions }}</ref> Some do not eat grains, believing it is unnatural to do so,{{Citation needed|date=July 2021|reason=Removed poor quality citation}} and some fruitarians feel that it is improper for humans to eat seeds as they contain future plants,<ref name="Gollner2013"/> or nuts and seeds,<ref>Dr Johnny Lovewisdom, ''The Ascensional Science of Spiritualizing Fruitarian Dietetics'', Ecuador: International University of the Natural Vitalogical Sciences, 1999, Introduction: "Nature is betrayed when man ingests the seeds of plants, depriving them of their means of propagating their own species"; chapter: Sugar & Starch-Friends Or Foes? "grains, nuts and other seeds are wrong as food sources"</ref> or any food besides juicy fruit.<ref>"Ascensional Science teaches the damaging effects of chlorophyll leafage, earthly roots and lower passion producing seeds. We are healed by levitational forces in fruit sugars and acids." Introduction to ''Ascensional Science of Spiritualizing Fruitarian Dietetics'', Johnny Lovewisdom, International University of the Natural Vitalogical Sciences, 1999</ref> Others believe they should eat only plants that spread seeds when the plant is eaten.<ref name = "bndnkn">{{cite news |author=Cathy Hainer |url=http://www.living-foods.com/news/alternative.html |title=Living and Raw Foods: Alternative Eating Plans |newspaper=USA Today |date=October 27, 1997 |via=Living and Raw Foods}}</ref> Others eat seeds and some cooked foods.<ref name="pyzvyr">{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.acorn.net/fruitarian/what.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404033827/http://www.acorn.net/fruitarian/what.html|url-status=dead|title=acorn.net|archive-date=April 4, 2005|website=ww38.acorn.net}}</ref> Some fruitarians use the botanical definitions of fruits and consume [[Pulse (legume)|pulses]], such as [[bean]]s, [[pea]]s, or other [[legume]]s. Other fruitarians' diets include raw fruits, dried fruits, nuts, honey and olive oil,<ref>Marie V. Krause, ''Food, nutrition, and diet therapy: a textbook of nutritional care'', p. 343, Saunders, 1984, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized August 19, 2008, {{ISBN|0-7216-5514-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7216-5514-7}}. "The fruitarian diet consists of only raw or dried fruits, nuts, honey and olive oil."</ref> nuts, beans or chocolate.<ref>John McCabe, ''Handbook of Sunfood Living: Resource Guide for Global Health'', North Atlantic Books, 2008, "other fruitarians also consume cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans, melon, avocados, berries, grapes, figs, dates, carob, chocolate, goji berries, nuts and even coconuts."</ref>

A related diet is [[nutarianism]], for individuals who only eat nuts.<ref>Clio Medica 1995, International Academy of the History of Medicine</ref><ref>The Science and Culture of Nutrition, 1840-1940, Andrew Cunningham, Harmke Kamminga, 2020</ref>

==Ideology and diet==
Some fruitarians, like [[Jainism|Jains]], wish to avoid killing anything, including plants,<ref name = "pyzvyr"/> and refer to [[Ahimsa in Jainism|ahimsa]] fruitarianism.<ref>"ahim-sa" - "the Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being", Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahinsa</ref> For some fruitarians, the motivation comes from a fixation on a [[utopia]]n past, their hope being to [[anarcho-primitivism|return to a past that pre-dates an agrarian society]] to when humans were simply [[hunter-gatherer|gatherers]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Kleeman |first=Alexandra |date=December 2015 |title=The Raw and the Rawer |url=https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-21/essays/the-raw-and-the-rawer/ |magazine=n+1 |issue=21}}</ref> Another common motivation is the desire to eliminate perceived toxicity from within the body. For others, the appeal of a fruitarian diet comes from the challenge that the restrictive nature of this diet provides.<ref name=":0" />

==Nutrition==
[[File:Vibrant Fruit Market.jpg|thumb|Tropical fruits]]

According to [[nutritionist]]s, adults must be careful not to follow a fruit-only diet for too long.<ref name=bbc>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1542293.stm "Baby death parents spared jail"]. ''BBC News'', September 14, 2001. Accessed March 31, 2011.</ref> A fruitarian diet is wholly unsuitable for children, teens, nursing mothers and their babies. Death can result from malnutrition.<ref name=alice/><ref name=bbc/>

===Nutritional effects===
Fruitarianism is more restrictive than [[veganism]] or [[raw veganism]], as a subset of both.<ref>Audrey H. Ensminger, ''Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia'', CRC Press, 1993, "Severely restrictive vegetarian diets, such as fruitarian and Zen macrobiotic diets, increase the risk of malnutrition and deficiency diseases."</ref> Maintaining this diet over a long period can result in dangerous deficiencies, a risk that many fruitarians try to ward off through nutritional testing and vitamin injections.<ref name=":0" /> The Health Promotion Program at [[Columbia University]] reports that a fruitarian diet can cause deficiencies in [[calcium]], [[protein (nutrient)|protein]], [[iron]], [[zinc]], [[vitamin D]], most [[B vitamins]] (especially [[vitamin B12|B<sub>12</sub>]]), and [[essential fatty acid]]s.<ref name=alice/>

Although fruit provides a source of carbohydrates, they have very little protein, and because protein cannot be stored in the body as fat and carbohydrates can, fruitarians need to be careful that they consume enough [[protein (nutrient)|protein]] each day.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title = The strange eating habits of Steve Jobs - NBC News|url = https://www.nbcnews.com/health/body-odd/strange-eating-habits-steve-jobs-f119434|website = NBC News| date=November 2, 2011 |access-date = 2015-11-12}}</ref> When the body does not absorb enough protein, it leads to a deficiency of [[amino acids]], which are essential to creating body proteins which support the growth and maintenance of body tissues.<ref name=":5" /> Consuming high amounts of fruit also poses a risk to those who are [[diabetic]] or [[Prediabetes|pre-diabetic]], due to the negative effect that the large amounts of sugar in fruits has on [[blood sugar]] levels.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = Fruitarian Diet: Is It Safe - or Really Healthy for You? - Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic|url = http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/07/fruitarian-diet-is-it-safe-or-really-healthy-for-you/|website = Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic|access-date = 2015-11-12|language = en-US|archive-date = February 26, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230226062737/https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/07/fruitarian-diet-is-it-safe-or-really-healthy-for-you/|url-status = dead}}</ref> These high levels of sugar mean that fruitarians are at a higher risk for tooth decay.<ref name=":3" /> Another concern that fruitarianism presents is that because fruit is easily digested, the body burns through meals quickly, and is hungry again soon after eating.<ref name=":0" /> A side effect of the digestibility is that the body will defecate more frequently.<ref name=":0" />
Additionally, the Health Promotion Program at Columbia reports that food restrictions in general may lead to [[hunger]], cravings, food obsessions, [[social disruption]]s, and [[social isolation]].<ref name="alice">Alice!, Health Promotion Program at Columbia University, Health Services at Columbia, August 23, 2002. [http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/fruitarian-teens-are-they-stunting-their-growth "Go Ask Alice!: Fruitarian teens"]. Accessed May 20, 2008.</ref> The severe dietary restrictions inherent in a fruitarian regime also carries the serious risk of triggering [[orthorexia nervosa]].<ref name=":0" />

[[Harriet Hall]] has written that a fruitarian diet "leads to nutritional deficiencies, especially in children. Fruitarians can develop protein energy malnutrition, [[anemia]], and low levels of iron, calcium, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals."<ref>Hall, Harriet. (2014). [https://www.skepdoc.info/food-myths-what-science-knows-and-does-not-know-about-diet-and-nutrition/ ''Food myths: what science knows (and does not know) about diet and nutrition''.] ''Skeptic'' 19 (4): 10–20. {{free access}}</ref>

====Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>====
[[Vitamin B12|Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>]], a bacterial product, cannot be obtained from fruits. According to the U.S. [[National Institutes of Health]], "natural food sources of vitamin B<sub>12</sub> are limited to foods that come from animals."<ref name="ODS_B12">{{cite web|url=https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Vitaminb12-HealthProfessional/ |title=Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> |access-date=2009-11-13 |publisher=[[National Institutes of Health]]: Office of Dietary Supplements }}</ref> Like [[raw veganism|raw vegans]] who do not consume B<sub>12</sub>-fortified foods (for example, certain [[plant milk]]s and some breakfast cereals), fruitarians may need to include a B<sub>12</sub> supplement in their diet or risk [[vitamin B12 deficiency|vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency]].<ref name="ODS_B12"/>

===Growth and development concerns===
In children, growth and development may be at risk. Some nutritionists state that children should not follow a fruitarian diet. Nutritional problems include severe [[protein–energy malnutrition]], [[anemia]] and deficiencies including protein, iron, calcium, essential fatty acids, raw fibre and a wide range of vitamins and minerals.<ref name=Holden>Holden, Chris, et al, Royal College of Nursing. ''Nutrition and Child Health'', p. 59. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7020-2421-X}}, 9780702024214.</ref>

==Notable adherents==
Some notable advocates of fruitarianism, or of diets which may be considered fruitarian, or of lifestyles including such a diet, are:

*[[Otto Abramowski]], Australian naturopath who lectured on the fruitarian diet.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74840888 "Death of Dr. Abramowski"]. ''[[The Mildura Cultivator]]'' (December 17, 1910). p. 10</ref>
* [[Idi Amin]], the Ugandan [[military dictator]] who became a fruitarian while exiled in Saudi Arabia.<ref>[[Adam Gollner|Gollner, Adam Leith]] (2013) ''The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession'' New York: Scribner {{ISBN|9781476704999}}. Quote: "Idi Amin, the tyrannical Ugandan dictator, lived his final years in Saudi Arabia as a fruitarian (his affinity for oranges earned him the nickname "Dr. Jaffa")."</ref>
* [[Sidney H. Beard]]<ref name="auto">Kuhn, Philip. (2017). ''Psychoanalysis in Britain, 1893–1913: Histories and Historiography''. Lexington Books. pp. 73-74. {{ISBN|978-1498505222}}</ref>
*[[Arnold Ehret]]<ref>Kuske, Terrence T. (1983). ''Quackery and Fad Diets''. In Elaine B. Feldman. ''Nutrition in the Middle and Later Years''. John Wright & Sons. pp. 291-303. {{ISBN|0-7236-7046-3}}</ref>
*[[August Engelhardt]]<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=990CEFDF1438EF32A25756C1A9669D946497D6CF "Failure of a Womanless Eden in the Pacific - Strange Story from the South Seas"], ''The New York Times'', October 15, 1905, "For days he lived alone, eating nothing but bread fruit and cocoanuts," "Of the food of choice, he lacked none.", "Weeks of life under the sun in the salt sea, and living upon fruit, had brought him to a state of wonderful physical perfection.", "For nearly two years more he continued to live the 'pure, natural life' but the charm had been completely broken by the death of his two disciples.", "in 1903, came a drought which reduced the fruit crop. The little left of it was wiped out in the Spring of 1904 by a storm. Engelhardt had the alternative of casting in his lot with the natives and eating on hogflesh, or sending a request for succor to Ulu or Herbertshohe. He did neither in his stubbornness, and starvation and thirst did their work."</ref>
*[[Raymond W. Bernard]]<ref>Raymond W. Bernard, ''Organic Way To Health Vol. 1-4'', Health Research Books, 1996, p. 2, "I have tried non-vegetarian diets, vegetarian diets, raw food diets, fruitarian diets, and many other kinds of diets."</ref>
*[[Hereward Carrington]]<ref>[[Ken Albala|Albala, Ken]]. (2015). ''The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues, Volume 2''. Sage Publications p. 694. {{ISBN|978-1-45-22-4301-6}}</ref>
* [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]], better known as Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi, sustained a fruitarian diet for five years.<ref>[[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi, Mohandas K.]], Desai, Valji Govindji (trans.){{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170113224211/http://wikilivres.ca/wiki/Satyagraha_in_South_Africa/Chapter_XXXV._Tolstoy_Farm_III "Tolstoy Farm III"]}} in ''Satyagraha in South Africa ~ XXXV''. Quote: "[D]uring five years of a purely fruitarian life I never felt weak, nor did I suffer from any disease".</ref> He apparently discontinued the diet and went back to [[vegetarianism]] due to [[pleurisy]], a pre-existing condition, after pressure from [[Jivraj Narayan Mehta|Dr. Jivraj Mehta]].<ref>''Autobiography: the story of my experiments with truth'', Social Sciences Series, Mohandas Gandhi, Gandhi (Mahatma), Mahadev Haribhai Desai, Dover, 1983, p. 318. "Dr. Jivraj Mehta treated me. He pressed me hard to resume milk and cereals, but I was obdurate."</ref><ref>[[s:The Story of My Experiments with Truth/Part IV/Gokhale's Charity|Gokhale's Charity]], ''My Experiments with Truth'', M. K. Gandhi.</ref>
* [[Ben Klassen]]<ref>''Salubrious Living'' (Creativity Book Publishers, 1982, and World Church of Creativity, 2003), chapter 'The Fruitarian Diet': "The fruitarian diet is composed of the products of the plant kingdom which are delicious and appealing to our taste in their natural uncooked condition. As fruits, vegetables and nuts are the foods which meet this qualification in an ideal manner they are the primary foods used by the fruitarian."</ref>
*Author [[Morris Krok]], who earlier in his life lived "only on fruits",<ref>[[Morris Krok|Krok, Morris]] (1961) ''Fruit: The Food and Medicine For Man'', Connecticut: O'Mangod Press. p.17, Chapter 8: Quote: "It had taken me almost ten years of continual reading and meditation before I had the courage to live only on fruits."; p.40, Chapter 19: Quote: "At the time of the incident I was living on all fruit."; p.46, Chapter 21. Quote: "After living on fruit for about four months, raw vegetables tasted flat."</ref> allegedly advised against a diet of "only fruit",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/bio/billings-t-bio-1b.shtml|title=Tom Billings: dietary bio--continued, Part B, section, Other Important Lessons, August 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->}}"By the way, Morris Krok now advises against a diet of only fruit, and he is an open, honest, and very nice person."</ref> although it was subsequently reported that Krok's diet consisted of "just fruit",<ref>Klein, David (2007) [http://www.vibranthealthandwealth.com/vibrance/articles/krok.html "Who Was Morris Krok?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195159/http://www.vibranthealthandwealth.com/vibrance/articles/krok.html |date=July 17, 2011 }} ''Living Nutrition'' Quote: "Someone who attended the talk reported he said that at the moment he was eating a diet of just fruit. I’d never heard that he ate exclusively fruit; however, it would not be surprising if he did so for varying periods of time."</ref> with dietary practices of fruitarians as varied as definitions of the term "fruitarianism". 
*Actor [[Ashton Kutcher]] was hospitalized and said that his "pancreas levels were completely out of whack" after following a fruitarian diet in preparation for his role playing [[Apple Inc.]] CEO and onetime fruitarian Steve Jobs, in the film ''[[Jobs (film)|Jobs]].''<ref>Child, Ben (January 28, 2013) [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/28/ashton-kutcher-hospital-steve-jobs-diet "Ashton Kutcher landed in hospital after following Steve Jobs's fruitarian diet"] ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved October 31, 2019.</ref>
*[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] cofounder [[Steve Jobs]] began fruitarianism as a college freshman, and practiced it later in life.<ref>"Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson. "Finally Jobs proposed Apple Computer. 'I was on one of my fruitarian diets,' [Jobs] explained." p. 120.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/strange-eating-habits-steve-jobs-119434|title=The strange eating habits of Steve Jobs|author=Melissa Dahl | date=31 October 2019|accessdate=13 August 2022|work=NBC News}}</ref>
*The [[Order of the Golden Age]] published the journal ''Herald of the Golden Age'' (1896–1918), which promoted a "fruitarian system of living".<ref name="auto"/> 
*Timothy Redmond, drummer of the band [[Snapcase]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grabelle |first=Josh |date=1995 |orig-date=1994 |title=Snapcase Interview |url=https://www.noecho.net/features/trustkill-fanzine-90s-hardcore-photos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622000000/https://www.noecho.net/features/trustkill-fanzine-90s-hardcore-photos |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |publisher=Trustkill Fanzine #3 |page=19 |publication-place=Tinton Falls, New Jersey, United States |via=No Echo |quote=Josh [Grabelle] (interviewer)- So you're macrobiotic now? TS [Timothy Redmond] (interviewee)- I'm a fruitarian, I only ear fruits and nuts now.}} [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HCbUwXU9CsBxOdorpNjfjzymLc4ddJK2/view?usp=embed_facebook Alt URL]</ref>
*[[Gustav Schlickeysen]]<ref>Mehdipour, Parvin. (2017). ''Cancer Genetics and Psychotherapy''. Springer Publishing. p. 942. {{ISBN|978-3-319-64548-3}}</ref>
*[[W. B. Shearn]], florist who managed the first fruitarian restaurant in London.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wright |first=Laura |date=2022 |title=The Social Life of Words: A Historical Approach |url= |publisher=Wiley |page=189 |isbn=978-1119881056}}</ref>
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August Engelhardt 1911.jpg|[[August Engelhardt]]
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==In popular culture==
The minor character Keziah in the 1999 film ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'' (played by Emma Bernard) tells William "Will" Thacker ([[Hugh Grant]]) that she is a fruitarian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5exq4/inside-the-strange-world-of-fruitarians-who-only-eat-raw-fruit|title=Inside the Strange World of 'Fruitarians,' Who Only Eat Raw Fruit|last=Marthe|first=Emalie|website=[[Vice News]]|access-date=September 30, 2020|date=September 3, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201001001519/https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5exq4/inside-the-strange-world-of-fruitarians-who-only-eat-raw-fruit|archive-date=October 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She says she believes that "fruits and vegetables have feeling," meaning she opposes cooking them, only eating things that have "actually fallen off a tree or bush" and that are dead already, leading to what some describe as a negative depiction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unherd.com/2019/03/what-will-the-woke-folk-make-of-notting-hill/|title=What will the woke folk make of Notting Hill?|last=Tyrone|first=Nick|website=Unheard|access-date=September 30, 2020|date=March 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211152149/https://unherd.com/2019/03/what-will-the-woke-folk-make-of-notting-hill/|archive-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>

Both fruitarians and nutarians are mentioned in [[Ulysses (novel)|''Ulysses'']] by [[James Joyce]].<ref>Ulysses Annotated, by Don Gifford, Robert J. Seidman, University of California Press 2008</ref> [[Dick Gregory]] also promoted the former in his book, ''Cooking with Mother Nature''.<ref>African American Foodways
Explorations of History and Culture, Anne Bower, 2008. {{ISBN|9780252076305}}, University of Illinois Press</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Frugivore]]
* [[Jain vegetarianism]]
* [[List of culinary fruits]]
* [[List of diets]]
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