High fruit diet DANGERS OF MODERN FRUIT

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Hi Jake, your experience is really common. Many people make the

mistake of assuming we

can healthfully re-create our natural diets from the modern fruit in

grocery stores. This is

NOT The case and can result in health problems if you're not careful!!

 

There is a world of difference between wild fruit and modern fruit.

Wild fruit has 4x as

much protein, something like twice the fat, MUCH more fiber, less

sugar, more fructose

and glucose (whereas cultivated fruit tends to be high in sucrose),

and a lot more minerals

than cultivated fruit. This has all been proven in examining the

wild fruit eaten by chimps

and other primates- especially in the work of Katherine Milton, an

anthropologist who has

written many articles & studies on the subject.

 

What does this mean for humans? In short, we are NOT adapted to the

super-sugary low-

nutrient fruit that most of us have access to. This means we must

take measures to

balance out the problems of modern fruit- especially by increasing

our green intake so

that we get a better amount of fiber, more minerals, etc. Some

people can do fine for

awhile on a high modern fruit diet, but the majority of people run

into problems eventually

(see my link at the bottom.) Even if a handful of people can survive

eating copious

amounts of modern fruit, they are the exception, not the rule. Heck,

some people smoke

all their lives and live to be 100, but does that mean we should take

such a risk? The fact

that you are having problems should tell you something. Oral health

is a reflection of

overall health and if your oral health is suffering, something is

definitely wrong.

 

My advice:

Eat greens with ALL your fruit. With the possible exception of the

relatively wild fruits like

berries.... those should be OK on their own. For everything else,

especially the high sugar

tropical fruits, ALWAYS eat some type of leafy green with them (and

chew on greens

afterwards as well)

 

Primates eat about 15-20% fat in their diets, so try shooting for

this as well. The 10% fat

and less, as recommended by Graham et al is NOT possible in the wild,

because of wild

fruit's higher percent of fat and protein. Even a high fruit diet in

the wild would be

inherently higher in fat and protein than anything we can simulate

from grocery store fruit

 

Beware of your calcium to phosphorus ratio. Both nutrients are best

absorbed at a ratio of

about 1.7 to 1 (favoring calcium). When phosphorus dominates, calcium

is leeched from

the bones and teeth as a buffer. You may want to cut down on the very

high phosphorus

foods like:

BANANAS

DURIAN

MUSHROOMS (if you eat them)

PLANTAINS

etc

A google search can bring up a list of foods and their CA P ratio.

 

Go easy on citrus, and make sure your fruit is ALWAYS ripe- which can

sometimes be

impossible because so many fruits are picked " green " and then left to

ripen at the store. If

you have access to tree ripened fruit, buy that.

 

Tender greens are probably not enough to provide the minerals you

need. Choose dark

greens and do what the chimps do: Make a " wadge " and chew on the

greens until ALL the

juice is extracted into your mouth, then you can spit out the fiber.

This is assuming you

are against juicing. If you are OK with juicing, that would be a

quicker way to do this, but I

actually prefer the wadge method because it massages your gums and

the minerals in the

juice stay on your teeth longer, helping them remineralize.

 

Seaweeds are another high mineral option.

 

Make sure you get enough vitamin D (sun), calcium (dark greens,

papaya, coconut water),

magnesium & zinc.

 

Floss and brush daily.

 

Hope that helps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rawfood , " jlainoff " <jlainoff> wrote:

>

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm new to this group, but not new to raw foodism. I have eaten a

raw vegan diet for

> about two and a half years, most of that time eating a very low

fat, fruit-based diet. My

> health has been great for the most part.

>

> But last week I had a dental check-up and found some serious

problems. My teeth have

> always been in good shape, but the dentist found 9 (!!!) cavities

that need to be filled,

and

> a few more suspicious spots that look like the beginning of other

cavities. He also

> mentioned my gums are starting to receed, which has apparently

developed since my

last

> visit (about a year and a half ago). Needless to say I'm pretty

shocked, and a bit

confused

> as to what to do.

>

> I am wondering if anyone else has experienced teeth problems after

eating raw

(especially

> a diet high in fruit) and what measures you took to reverse the

damage. I love fruit but

am

> willing to cut down on it if necessary.

>

> Thanks in advance for any advice,

>

> Jake