Fruitarians

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Frutarian (of English Fruitarian, portmanteau of fruit , fruit 'and vegetarian , vegetarian), also Fruit Aryans , Fructarier , Frutaner , Fruitaner or Fruganer called, people who have a are vegetarian (or vegan ) diet based on fruits follow. This diet is known as fruitarianism or fruganism . According to the assessment made in 2008 by the chairman of the German Vegetarian Union , Thomas Schönberger, there is only a very small group of Frutarians in Germany. In the past, the terms Fruktivorer or Früchtler were in use; the diet itself has been called fructivorism .

term

Webster's Dictionary dates the term fruitarian to the year 1893 and defines it as "a person who lives on fruit". Eduard Baltzer wrote in his first program on life reform ( The Path to Health and Social Salvation ) "The morality of humanity rests on its frugivorous nature". This "frugivore law" was also propagated by the nutritional reformer Gustav Schlickeysen (1843-1893) ("The frugivore diet is a cosmic law").

aims

Fruitarians strive for a diet with plant-based products that do not damage the plant from which they come. This includes fruits , nuts and seeds . Some fruitarians only consume fruit that has already fallen from the tree , but also grain , since it had already died during the harvest . Bulbs , leaves or roots of food plants and food of animal origin are excluded. The use of the fruits of vegetables is controversial among frutarians. Some fruitarians also consume vegetable oils and honey , while others avoid consuming honey products . According to the Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition , variants of the frutarian diet should also exist that include germinating grains and vegetables, or that are simply vegan diets.

Motifs

The ethical motives of frutarians resemble those of vegetarians and vegans in their basic ideas. Just as vegans grant animals the right to a species-appropriate life, fruitarians also want to grant plants this right (see also: Plant Rights ). In some cases, health arguments are also given. In addition to health and ecological aspects, spiritual and religious ideas are also reasons for this type of diet.

Health aspects

The frutarianism can lead to an unbalanced diet and thereby significantly impair health. The main problem is an insufficient intake of proteins , vitamins (especially B 12 ), calcium , zinc , iron and iodine . Therefore, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, infants, children, the elderly, the sick and competitive athletes are particularly advised not to eat a frutarian diet.

Well-known representatives

A prominent fruitarian was Mahatma Gandhi . After five years he gave up the diet because of pleurisy ( pleurisy ) and returned to vegetarianism . Even Steve Jobs was in the 1970s for a short time Frutarian.

Web links

Individual evidence

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