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Oh I don't doubt that fruitarianism is a less than optimal diet, but I don't know that it's fair to claim that fruitarians are generally self-obsessed (at least
by blunte 7y ago
Oh I don't doubt that fruitarianism is a less than optimal diet, but I don't know that it's fair to claim that fruitarians are generally self-obsessed (at least compared to practioners of other diets and fitness regimes).
- monocasa 7y agoIt's not that it's "less than optimal", it kills you. It's what killed Steve Jobs for instance.
- a_random_name 7y agoThat and not using proven treatments for cancer.
- yakovdk 7y agoI was going to reply and complain that it was pancreatic cancer. But after fact-checking a bit, I see that fruits and fruit juices seem to have been linked to pancreatic cancer[1], and there may be some truth in your claim. TIL. [1] https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/86/5/1495/4754408 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/86/5/1495/4754408
- blunte 7y agoWell by definition, something that kills you is less than optimal (unless death is your goal).
- monocasa 7y agoLess than optimal has the connotation of being sufficient, but requiring more resources than strictly necessary.
- blunte 7y agoMy original post was about the author's bias, not about fruitarianism. My "less than optimal" comment was a gentle, intentionally non-confrontational effort to return the focus on bias rather than the specific diet. Clearly my effort failed.
- meerita 7y agoExactly. Eating only sugar and some Vitamin C and some fiber you cannot digest is not a good diet. Most of the fruitarians you see on Internet are aging and dropping like flies. The lack of proper macronutrients drive them crazy, since their brain cannot function. Just do a search on Youtube "I'm ex vegan" you will hear the stories of the people who escaped different types of veganism, specially the fruitarian one.
- meerita 7y agois less than optimal, it is not optimal at all.