Fruitarian Diets - Fruit Diet

There are some people who attempt to subsist solely on nature's true gift of nourishment fruits. However, fruits do not contain all the nutrients that human beings need to live, at least not on a long-term basis.

Protein content is very low, and many of the B vitamins, iron, calcium, magnesium, and other minerals are scarce in fruits.

They are also deficient in fats, though if the seeds of the fruits are eaten, the essential fatty acids, the only fats that are truly needed, can be obtained. Overall, a fruitarian diet is a limited one and it is generally considered poor nutrition.

It can be invigorating and purifying on a short-term basis, a couple of weeks at the most; staying on such a diet any longer than that could be dangerous.