It's odd--whenever I ask this question at regular vegetarian/vegan boards, I'm usually met with a lot of defensiveness and resistance. I figure I'll have better luck here where people are more concerned with the environment and less about their own personal image. [/end mini rant]
Anyway, has anyone studied/considered/practiced fruitarianism? Environmentally it seems to be the least invasive diet, where we don't kill any living thing but rather eat its product.
Of course, modern harvesting (where the entire plant is killed) renders this argument moot, but I'm speaking theoretically; isn't the fruitarian diet the ideal diet for anyone who is concerned with the preservation of the ecology?
Healthwise it can be debated ad nauseum. But I know of at least 3 fruitarians who are athletic, body builders, and they have nothing but good things to say. Gandhi was a fruitarian until late in life, and aside from a case of "fatal lead poisoning", he was one of the healthiest individuals I can imagine.
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Now that makes it sound a lot easier - if the item falls from the plant then it can be eaten - basically something that you can harvest without killing anything. Thinking of it that way, onions, carrots (lots of) and potatoes (very few of) are the main things other than dairy that I eat that wouldn't be acceptable. It's certainly an interesting idea, but I'm not sure about the reasoning behind it. I think I'll stick to being veggie - again, there are different levels and I'm probably one of the stricter ones, but my general view is - if there is a feasible alternative, go for it (which means I still wear leather shoes, but would never have a leather jacket or handbag - there are perfectly decent options out there, but shoes I find another case altogether)
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