> >  -The quality of fruit from Orkos is very high: that might have
> > delayed deficiencies or dental problems.
> >
Alan:
> Deficiencies in what? Dental problems from what?

Fruits are usually poor in minerals compared to other
foods. Fruit from Orkos is perhaps more rich in minerals, thereby
delays deficiency problems.

I think several people on this list have experienced dental problems
on a high-fruit diet.

> >  -Many fruitarians are emaciated because fruitarianism is
> > calorie-restricted (unless you eat large amounts of avocados and
> > dates).
>
> All the fruitarians I know are not emaciated, they carry their
> natural weight (just as I do at 74 kg plus or minus 0.5 kg).

Perhaps, but how do you know whether they are pigging out on
high-calorie foods (dates, avocados, nuts) or not? Unless you watch
them every minute, every day, you can't be certain about what they
actually put in their mouth.

In my case, my weight is 65 kg (I am 178 cm tall), which is already
quite thin, despite eating a respectable amount of calories and animal
foods (I weigh about the same as when I was on SAD). I find that,
whenever I eat predominantly vegan, and little calorie-dense foods, my
weight drops to 60 kg in a few weeks, and could even become lower, but
then I eat concentrated foods again in order to gain weight.

I agree with you that obesity is not only a matter of calories; in
fact, the calorie issue is very secondary for obese people. But it
would be foolish to assume that everyone can sustain a normal weight
when fed at near-starvation levels (I don't have statistics, but I am
pretty sure that most calorie-restricters have a weight below normal).


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