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Jobs was vegan, is that right?

by zerop 5y ago

carlosdp 5y ago
He was actually fruititarian, for most of his life.
- fermentation 5y ago
  I didn't realize that this was actually real. I love fruit but I feel like all of the sugar would hurt me if it were the only thing that I ate.
  - whitepoplar 5y ago
    I wonder if that had anything to do with his pancreatic cancer
    - permalac 5y ago
      I think the actor doing Jobs had some pancreatic problems related to eating like Jobs. Don't quote me on that, please double check.
      - steve_adams_86 5y ago
        Ashton Kutcher landed in hospital after following Steve Jobs's fruitarian diet https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/28/ashton-kutcher-hospital-steve-jobs-diet https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/28/ashton-kutcher-...
    - vntx 5y ago
      Likely. It probaby wasn't the only thing though. The high amounts of sugar, weird fasting habits, drug use, extreme stress he put himself in, and his arrogance in ignoring sound medical advice might have all helped do him in from what I gleaned from his biography. His pancreas could only take so much apparently.
  - fsckboy 5y ago
    there are "ethical" fruititarians, because fruits are gifts the plants offer up, but consuming a vegetable is eating the plant itself.
    - spfzero 5y ago
      There are a lot of plants that you can eat a little part of, which then grows back, like the leaves on chard or lettuce plants. In our garden the chard plants produced for months. In commercial farming, it's just cheaper to cut the entire plant off and clear the land for the next crop.
    - Clewza313 5y ago
      See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism
  - etempleton 5y ago
    Steve had a number of out there beliefs. At one point, before Co-founding Apple, Steve believed his fruit only diet would mean he no longer needed to shower, much to the dismay of his Atari coworkers. He also tried to fix his pancreatic cancer through diet. I suspect he had many more out there beliefs, but was self aware enough to keep them to his self.
- sedatk 5y ago
  He had a favorite sushi place in Palo Alto. Maybe a pescaterian?
  - deregulateMed 5y ago
    Ahh the worse diet for the environment. Seems fitting for Jobs.
    - Cmortoc 5y ago
      That seems counter to my understanding of diets. Do you have any sources about this? I'd like to learn if I've been making misinformed decisions.
      - Clewza313 5y ago
        Many fish used for sushi, notably bluefin tuna (source of the ootoro tuna belly Jobs apparently loved), are not considered sustainable.
  - perfmode 5y ago
    Fuki?
    - sedatk 5y ago
      Jinsho
objclxt 5y ago
For the most part, but had a soft spot for sushi. I used to work in Infinite Loop and remember when Steve’s favourite sushi restaurant closed so the chef was hired to work in the canteen instead.

Jobs was vegan, is that right?

by zerop 5y ago

Jobs was vegan, is that right?

carlosdp 5y ago

He was actually fruititarian, for most of his life.

fermentation 5y ago
I didn't realize that this was actually real. I love fruit but I feel like all of the sugar would hurt me if it were the only thing that I ate.
- whitepoplar 5y ago
  I wonder if that had anything to do with his pancreatic cancer
  - permalac 5y ago
    I think the actor doing Jobs had some pancreatic problems related to eating like Jobs. Don't quote me on that, please double check.
    - steve_adams_86 5y ago
      Ashton Kutcher landed in hospital after following Steve Jobs's fruitarian diet https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/28/ashton-kutcher-hospital-steve-jobs-diet https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/28/ashton-kutcher-...
  - vntx 5y ago
    Likely. It probaby wasn't the only thing though. The high amounts of sugar, weird fasting habits, drug use, extreme stress he put himself in, and his arrogance in ignoring sound medical advice might have all helped do him in from what I gleaned from his biography. His pancreas could only take so much apparently.
- fsckboy 5y ago
  there are "ethical" fruititarians, because fruits are gifts the plants offer up, but consuming a vegetable is eating the plant itself.
  - spfzero 5y ago
    There are a lot of plants that you can eat a little part of, which then grows back, like the leaves on chard or lettuce plants. In our garden the chard plants produced for months. In commercial farming, it's just cheaper to cut the entire plant off and clear the land for the next crop.
  - Clewza313 5y ago
    See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism
- etempleton 5y ago
  Steve had a number of out there beliefs. At one point, before Co-founding Apple, Steve believed his fruit only diet would mean he no longer needed to shower, much to the dismay of his Atari coworkers. He also tried to fix his pancreatic cancer through diet. I suspect he had many more out there beliefs, but was self aware enough to keep them to his self.
sedatk 5y ago
He had a favorite sushi place in Palo Alto. Maybe a pescaterian?
- deregulateMed 5y ago
  Ahh the worse diet for the environment. Seems fitting for Jobs.
  - Cmortoc 5y ago
    That seems counter to my understanding of diets. Do you have any sources about this? I'd like to learn if I've been making misinformed decisions.
    - Clewza313 5y ago
      Many fish used for sushi, notably bluefin tuna (source of the ootoro tuna belly Jobs apparently loved), are not considered sustainable.
- perfmode 5y ago
  Fuki?
  - sedatk 5y ago
    Jinsho

objclxt 5y ago

For the most part, but had a soft spot for sushi. I used to work in Infinite Loop and remember when Steve’s favourite sushi restaurant closed so the chef was hired to work in the canteen instead.