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While you're right about sugars, a diet that consists mostly of fruits can't be nutrient complete and therefore is not really good for you.
by senux 7y ago
While you're right about sugars, a diet that consists mostly of fruits can't be nutrient complete and therefore is not really good for you.
- msiyer 7y agoI eat a huge variety - fruits, melons, berries... Just curious, what do you think I would be missing?
- osrec 7y agoProtein?
- msiyer 7y agoNot at all. All the protein a human needs can be sourced from plants and in huge quantities. Even grass has enough protein to help an elephant grow to ~1.5 tonnes.
- osrec 7y agoBut from mainly fruits? I think that would be rather difficult.
- tpm 7y agoYes, but grass is not fruit and also protein from grass is useless for human nutrition (it would be quite the nutritional revolution if it was somehow made bioavailable for humans).
- rusk 7y ago> it would be quite the nutritional revolution if it was somehow made bioavailable for humans Cows do a pretty good job of this [edit - for us]. Its kind of funny to say that because Elephants can get all their protein from grass so can humans (unaided by outsourcing to cow) because there are differences in physiology and lifestyle that are more than significant.
- tpm 7y agoFor humans, as in, (more) directly for humans, without the (inefficient and cruel) cows step.
- rusk 7y agoInneficient and cruel is as a result of the implementation. The technology itself is perfectly fine.
- msiyer 7y agoThe elephant thing was an example. Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources. The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals. Also, if you are downvoting me thinking that I am some vegan activist, you are wrong. I am from Asia where relying on fruits and vegetables is or at least was till a few decades ago quite natural.
- jodrellblank 7y agoThe day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals. There are people who advocate, and claim to enjoy, both those things. This guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxvszzgYRjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxvszzgYRjU who claimed he learned it from a tribe.
- sethammons 7y agoIt is easier than you think. First, raw and/or dried meat has been in human diets longer than recorded history, so you have to count those. Also, many carnivores won't eat rotten meat. Next, look at the digestive tracks of pure carnivores and pure herbivores. One is crazy short and the other crazy long. Humans? Right in the middle. Vitamin B12 - absolutely zero natural non-animal sources and B12 anemia can be lethal. Fruit is good, vegetables probably better. Meat in moderation is probably very healthy.
- rusk 7y ago
- tpm 7y agoFats and proteins (unless you also consume a huge amount of nuts and/or legumes). I think it's quite obvious when you look up the nutritional content of fruits you eat and compare that with recommended daily intake of various nutrients.
- msiyer 7y agoFats and proteins are available in fruits. I eat legumes occasionally and nuts etc. very rarely. The funniest thing is, once your system is reset, many foods that seem OK cause troubles. I could eat a lot of onions and garlic in the past. Now, they trouble me a lot.
- tpm 7y agoWhich fruits in your diet are rich in fats and proteins?
- msiyer 7y agohttps://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/report/nutrientsfrm?max=25&offset=0&totCount=0&nutrient1=203&nutrient2=606&nutrient3=646&fg=9&subset=0&sort=c&measureby=g https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/report/nutrientsfrm?m... here you go. However, I do not like to measure these things. Like other animals, i like to eat and enjoy my food.
- tpm 7y agoThanks, but most of those are dried fruits and all are quite low in protein anyway in my opinion (with the exception of goji). But of course if that works for you, it's okay.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoAlso, dried fruits are quit calorific from being high in (natural) sugars.
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- lake99 7y agoGet evidence from blood tests. Without knowing the details, it is hard to guess. Vitamin B12 deficiency is common.
- m_mueller 7y agoothers here are not wrong about fats, but I think what can especially hurt you is iron and vitamin B12. These deficiencies can stay hidden until they hit you. Look up symptoms. I'd therefore use suplements in your place or at least get blood checks done regularly.
- adrianhel 7y agoVitamin B12 for one. I'd hazard a guess that you'd get too little iron and omega 3 as well.