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Fruitarianism
Fruitarianism describes a particular type of vegetarian diet comprising mostly fresh fruits often, though not always, eaten raw. This entry describes contemporary fruitarian diets and practices, briefly reviews historical perspectives on fruit-based diets, discusses motivations for adopting the diet, and outlines the nutritional challenges.
Fruitarian Diets and Practices
Fruitarianism is not a unitary practice; there are variations in what is considered to be acceptable, though the central premise is that only living foods should be consumed. It rejects eating any food that involves taking a life or harming a plant, including vegetables that are pulled from the Earth or cut from the plant. Fruit is viewed as being a food that is freely offered by nature and whose use does not require causing harm or death to ...
- Agriculture, Husbandry, and Fisheries
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- Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production
- Poultry Industry
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- Seed Banks
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- Urban Farming and Rooftop Gardens
- Veterinary Science
- World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)
- Consumption: Eating Out and Gastronomy
- Airline Meals
- Authenticity of Cuisines
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- Exotic Food and Strange Food
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- Mixology
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- Noise in Restaurants
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- Portion Sizes
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- Tourism, Food
- Umami
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- Alcohol
- Baby Food
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- Cultural Identity and Food
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- Food Waste
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- Identity and Food
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- Olive Oil
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- Refrigerator Design and Size
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- Vegetable Oils
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- Environment and Ecosystem
- Butterflies and Other Lepidoptera, Decline in Population of
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- Climate Change
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- Deforestation for Agriculture
- Endangered Species
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- Fracking, Impact on Food and Water
- Global Warming and Future Food Supply
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- Invasive Species
- Kyoto Protocol
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- Organic/Biodynamic Farming
- Overfishing and Fisheries Depletion
- Seed Conservation
- Soil Degradation and Conservation
- Sustainable Agrifood Systems, Effect on Environment
- Threats to Clean Drinking Water
- Urbanization of Agricultural Land
- Water in Global Agri-Food Chains
- Whaling for Food
- Food Ideologies
- Animal Rights
- Anthropophagy
- Bans on Food, Cultural and Health-Related
- Bible-Based Diets
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- Freegans and Dumpster Diving
- Fruitarians
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- Kosher Food
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- Low-Carbohydrate Diets
- Macrobiotics
- Mormon Food Practices
- Paleo Diet
- Paleodietary Reconstruction, Modern Techniques in
- Raw Diets
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- Slow Food
- Terroir
- Veganism
- Vegetarianism
- Weight Loss Diets
- Food in Popular Media and Popular Events
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- Art Depicting Food
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- Blogging
- Celebrity Chefs
- Cookbooks and the Publishing Industry
- Cooking Competitions
- Crowdsourced Reviews of Restaurants
- Food Fairs and Festivals
- Food in Popular Media
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- Ghostwriters for Celebrity Chefs
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- Music About Food
- Newspaper Food Columns
- Performance Art Using Food
- Recipe Testing
- Restaurant Reviews
- Social Media and Food
- Websites on Food
- Food Processing
- Food Safety
- E. coli
- Listeria
- Salmonella
- Aflatoxins
- Alar
- Antibacterial Soaps, Detergents, Dishwashing Liquids
- Antibiotics and Superbugs
- Bioterrorism
- Botulism
- Codex Alimentarius Commission
- Consistency of Food Products/Ingredients
- Consumer Trust
- Cooking Temperature Recommendations, U.S. Department of Agriculture Guidelines
- Cooking Temperatures, Minimum
- Fish Contaminants
- Food Allergies
- Food Allergies: Impact on Life
- Food Safety
- Food Safety Agencies
- Foodborne Illness
- Global Food Security Act of 2009
- Growth Hormones and Other Drugs in Meat Products
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- Imported Food
- Irradiation
- Labeling, Legislation and Oversight
- Locust Infestations
- Mad Cow Disease
- Religion and Foods, Requirements and Labeling
- Special Programme for Food Security, United Nations
- Standards and Measures
- Steroids in Food
- Temperature Recommendations for Cooking
- Terrorist Threats to Food and Drinking Supplies
- Toxicity Testing
- Water, Bottled Versus Municipal
- Food Science
- Government Policy and Regulation
- Alcohol Industry, Regulation and Taxation of
- Alcohol Regulations, History of
- Antitrust Laws
- Bankruptcy Laws
- Biopiracy
- Cannabis in Food
- Codex Alimentarius
- Contract Laws
- Culinary Diplomacy
- Fishing Policies
- Food Aid
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Food Lobbying
- Food Sovereignty, Policy and Regulation
- Food Stamps and WIC
- Fraud
- Intellectual Property Law and Recipes
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Labeling: Organic, Local, and Genetically Modified
- Litigation Concerning Food Issues
- Microloans
- Nutrition Education
- Organic Agricultural Products, Policies on
- Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
- Raw Milk and Pasteurization
- Restaurant Inspections
- School Lunches
- Smoking Regulations in Restaurants
- Taxation, Fat Tax
- Taxation, General
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and World Cuisines
- Water Rights
- Health
- Lactobacilli
- Antibiotics and Superbugs
- Antioxidants
- Ayurveda and Diet
- Bans on Food, Cultural and Health-Related
- Cancer-Fighting Foods
- Carcinogens and Relation of Cancer to Diet
- Cardiac Disease and Diet
- Childhood Obesity
- Chinese Traditional Medicine and Diet
- Cholesterol, LDL and HDL
- Diabetes
- Elderly Nutrition
- Fats, Role in Cardiovascular Disease
- Fats, Role in Diet
- Fiber, Role in Diet
- Food Allergies
- French Paradox
- Functional Foods
- Gluten-Free Food
- Holistic Medicine (New Age) and Diet
- Junk Food, Impact on Health
- Labeling, Nutrition
- Low-Fat Foods
- Low-Sodium Foods
- Minerals, in Nutrition
- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
- Nutraceuticals
- Nutrient Density
- Nutritionism
- Obesity Epidemic
- Organic Foods and Health Implications
- Packaged Foods and Preservatives
- Pellagra
- Rickets
- School Wellness Programs
- Scurvy
- Soy and phytoestrogens
- Sports Nutrition
- Sprouts
- Trans fat and Hydrogenation
- Vegetarianism and Veganism, Health Implications
- Vitamins and Other Dietary Supplements
- Xerophthalmia
- Hunger and Poverty
- Labor
- Marketing and Advertising
- Advertising and Marketing of Food
- Advertising and Marketing of Food to Children
- Coupons
- Ethnic Foods, Marketing of
- Food Advertisements in School Hallways and Cafeterias
- Food Policy Councils
- Front Groups
- Labeling and Branding, Fruits and Vegetables
- Magazine and Newspaper Advertising
- Marketing Boards
- Online Advertising
- Shelving and Product Placement
- Subliminal Advertising
- Television Advertising
- Trademarks
- Retail and Shopping
- Bakeries
- Canned Goods
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs), Consumers’ Perspective
- Convenience Stores
- Deli Counter in Grocery Stores
- Ethnic Grocery Stores
- Expiration Dates
- Farmers’ Markets
- Fresh Food
- Frozen Food
- Generic Brands
- Gourmet and Specialty Foods
- Grocery Stores and Supermarkets
- Health Food Stores
- Hypermarkets
- Liquor Stores
- Mobile Markets
- Online Shopping
- Price Look-Up Codes
- Price Wars
- Self-Checkout in Grocery Stores
- Shelving and Product Placement
- Vending Machines
- Warehouse Clubs and Supermarket Loyalty Cards
- Wet Markets and Hawking
- Trade and Distribution
- Anti-Globalization Movements/Word Trade Organization
- Barter and the Informal Economy
- Distribution Centers
- Economic Cost of Western Diet
- Exports
- Fair Trade
- Federal Trade Commission
- Food Miles
- Food Sovereignty
- Grain Elevators/Hoarding and Speculation
- Imported Food
- Invasive Species
- Monopolies
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- Preservatives
- Shelf Life
- Sherman Antitrust Act
- Smuggling
- Storage and Warehousing
- Supply and Distribution Networks
- Tagging and Tracking Foods From Origin to Point of Retail Sale
- Tariffs
- Underground Economies
- Values-Based Food Supply Chains
- World Trade Organization
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