Some physiological effects of a mainly fruit diet in man

Meyer, B.J.; van der Merwe, M.; Du Plessis, D.G.; de Bruin, E.J.; Meyer, A.C.; Meyer, B.J; van der Merwe, M; Du Plessis, D.G; de Bruin, E.J; Meyer, A.C

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Some physiological effects of a mainly fruit diet in man

Meyer, B.J.; van der Merwe, M.; Du Plessis, D.G.; de Bruin, E.J.; Meyer, A.C.

South African Medical Journal 45(8): 191-195

1971

ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574

PMID: 4928686

Document Number: 31035

The study arose from the case of a healthy woman who said she had lived on fruit and a few nuts only for 12 years. Test diet was based on her chosen diet. It was given for 24 weeks to 9 Bantu men schizo-phrenics in remission but still getting tranquillisers and 8 normal white women and men. Recommended minimum intake on the fruit diet was 2 or 3 cups of fruit juice (300 kcal), about 70 g nuts (400 kcal) and 20 portions of fruit including at least 450 g avocado pear (150 kcal).