Rengarajan Periasamy <[log in to unmask]>: >Mahatma Gandhi was a raw foodist - on the later part of his life! Tom: It is true that Gandhi experimented with raw diets; it is documented in the book "Diet and Diet Reform" by M.K. Gandhi, Navajivan Publishing, Ahmedadab, India; 3rd reprint 1977. However, 1) Gandhi himself recommended that one should consume milk as part of a raw foods diet (p. 18 of above ref), 2) the raw diet experiment they conducted (with a group of Gandhi's followers) was in fact a failure (most stopped the diet after less than 1 year!). Many people reported weakness, emaciation (p. 26 of above ref.) - the usual symptoms that are so common on long-term 100% raw vegan regimes. The experiment was discontinued after failure-to-thrive manifested itself. Readers are encouraged to check the reference cited above, for full details. Tom Billings