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Notable adherents
- Otto Abramowski, Australian naturopath who lectured on the fruitarian diet.
- Idi Amin, the Ugandan military dictator who became a fruitarian while exiled in Saudi Arabia.
- Sidney H. Beard.
- Arnold Ehret.
- August Engelhardt.
- Raymond W. Bernard.
- Hereward Carrington.
He was known for spending weeks eating the same type of food, such as apples or carrot salads, and then abruptly stopping or going on a fast. During a period of following a fruitarian diet, Jobs reportedly visited an apple orchard and the experience inspired the company name Apple.
The risk of malnutrition for those who follow a fruitarian diet is high, despite the nutritional quality of most fruits. Eliminating many food groups can lead to low levels of vitamin B12 and iron, this may result in tiredness and anaemia as we as cognitive impairment.
Given the opportunity to play late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Kutcher sought to more fully realize his character by adopting the man's so-called “fruitarian” diet, which consisted solely of fruits, nuts and seeds. His pancreas, unfortunately, did not agree with this decision and reacted angrily.
Zuckerberg has previously caused a stir around meat eating. In 2011, he said he had “basically become a vegetarian” after claiming to only eat animals he has killed himself.