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| | Fructarianism - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | This includes not only what one typically thinks of as a "fruit" in the culinary sense such as apples and oranges, but also other foods that are botanically the fruits of flowering plants (that is, the seed-containing reproductive parts), including all berries, nuts, seeds, capsicums, tomatoes, squash, beans, peas, grains, etc. |
 | | A fructarian diet is difficult to follow, and on a long-term basis fructarians often suffer health problems caused by nutrient deficiency. |
 | | B12 for vegans and fruitarians can be, but it is questionable, hydroxylcobalamin.) The high sugar content of their diet can cause diabetic or hypoglycemic-type symptoms, while it is lacking in protein, minerals, and fat-soluble vitamins. |
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