What is a fruitarian diet? Pros and cons

Followers of this diet are insistent on the fact that the fruit has to be raw (Photo: Shutterstock)

The fruitarian diet is a subset of veganism where fruit forms the main part of one’s diet. It has grown in popularity just as the raw-food diet has. The diet includes eating fruit, nuts and seeds. Others include vegetables as well. 

The type of fruit eaten depends on each individual but followers of this diet are insistent on the fact that the fruit has to be raw. In its strictest form, fruitarians only eat fruit that has fallen rather than that that has been picked.