Editing Fruitarianism (section)

==Varieties==

Some fruitarians will eat only what falls naturally from a plant; that is, plant foods that can be harvested without killing or harming the plant.<ref name="Gollner2013">{{cite book |last1=Gollner |first1=Adam Leith |author1-link=Adam Gollner |title=The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession |date=2013 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781476704999 |page=100 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WaJBAAAAQBAJ&q=Adam%20Leith%20Gollner%2C%20'The%20Fruit%20Hunters&pg=PA100 |language=en |quote=Some factions eat only fallen fruit. Others refuse to eat any seeds because they contain future plants.}}</ref><ref>[[Rod Preece]], ''Sins of the Flesh: A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought'', UBC Press, 2008, "Since plants have life, it is necessary, if one is not to starve, to live from the fruit of the plant in such a manner that the host plant itself does not die."{{page needed|date=June 2016}}</ref><ref>Catherine G. Ratzin Jackson, ''Nutrition for the recreational athlete,'' p. 95, CRC Press, 1995, {{ISBN|0-8493-7914-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8493-7914-7}}. "The fruitarian diet usually consists of consuming those parts of the plant that are cast off or dropped from the plant, and that do not involve the destruction of the plant itself."</ref><ref>Patricia Samour, ''Handbook Of Pediatric Nutrition'', Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2003, p. 143. "A fruitarian diet consists of only fruits. Any plant food that is botanically a fruit or can be obtained without killing or harming the plant is considered a fruit."</ref> These foods consist primarily of culinary fruits, nuts, and [[seed]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128112640/http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 1999 |publisher=The Vegetarian Society UK |title=Information Sheet&nbsp;— Definitions }}</ref> Some do not eat grains, believing it is unnatural to do so,{{Citation needed|date=July 2021|reason=Removed poor quality citation}} and some fruitarians feel that it is improper for humans to eat seeds as they contain future plants,<ref name="Gollner2013"/> or nuts and seeds,<ref>Dr Johnny Lovewisdom, ''The Ascensional Science of Spiritualizing Fruitarian Dietetics'', Ecuador: International University of the Natural Vitalogical Sciences, 1999, Introduction: "Nature is betrayed when man ingests the seeds of plants, depriving them of their means of propagating their own species"; chapter: Sugar & Starch-Friends Or Foes? "grains, nuts and other seeds are wrong as food sources"</ref> or any food besides juicy fruit.<ref>"Ascensional Science teaches the damaging effects of chlorophyll leafage, earthly roots and lower passion producing seeds. We are healed by levitational forces in fruit sugars and acids." Introduction to ''Ascensional Science of Spiritualizing Fruitarian Dietetics'', Johnny Lovewisdom, International University of the Natural Vitalogical Sciences, 1999</ref> Others believe they should eat only plants that spread seeds when the plant is eaten.<ref name = "bndnkn">{{cite news |author=Cathy Hainer |url=http://www.living-foods.com/news/alternative.html |title=Living and Raw Foods: Alternative Eating Plans |newspaper=USA Today |date=October 27, 1997 |via=Living and Raw Foods}}</ref> Others eat seeds and some cooked foods.<ref name="pyzvyr">{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.acorn.net/fruitarian/what.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404033827/http://www.acorn.net/fruitarian/what.html|url-status=dead|title=acorn.net|archive-date=April 4, 2005|website=ww38.acorn.net}}</ref> Some fruitarians use the botanical definitions of fruits and consume [[Pulse (legume)|pulses]], such as [[bean]]s, [[pea]]s, or other [[legume]]s. Other fruitarians' diets include raw fruits, dried fruits, nuts, honey and olive oil,<ref>Marie V. Krause, ''Food, nutrition, and diet therapy: a textbook of nutritional care'', p. 343, Saunders, 1984, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized August 19, 2008, {{ISBN|0-7216-5514-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7216-5514-7}}. "The fruitarian diet consists of only raw or dried fruits, nuts, honey and olive oil."</ref> nuts, beans or chocolate.<ref>John McCabe, ''Handbook of Sunfood Living: Resource Guide for Global Health'', North Atlantic Books, 2008, "other fruitarians also consume cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans, melon, avocados, berries, grapes, figs, dates, carob, chocolate, goji berries, nuts and even coconuts."</ref>

A related diet is [[nutarianism]], for individuals who only eat nuts.<ref>Clio Medica 1995, International Academy of the History of Medicine</ref><ref>The Science and Culture of Nutrition, 1840-1940, Andrew Cunningham, Harmke Kamminga, 2020</ref>