Fruitarian parents spared jail

9 Responses

1. Robert

   14|Sep|2001 1

   They have a simple name for this kind of thing: child neglect.

2. Scott

   15|Sep|2001 2

   Fruitarianism is a totally unhealthy diet for one to adopt, especially for a child.

3. Ryan

   17|Sep|2001 3

   It seems that these parents are now being referred to alternately as raising their child on a “raw vegan diet”… not the same thing… though I have serious doubts about a raw foods’ diet’s benefits, it’s different from a fruitarian diet and it’s also different from a vegan diet.

4. konokiita

   28|Sep|2005 4

   Actually a fruitarian diet can be healthy when followed properly. There are quite a few healthy fruitarians out there, but it really depends on how “strict” the diet was for the family. Any smart fruitarian knows that you can’t just live off of fruit salad. You need a wide variety of fruits, legumes, nuts, and occasionally vegetables.

5. Macy

   30|Sep|2005 5

   Actually the U.K. Health organization as well as any nutritionist who studied in a credited college will tell you that you simply cannot get all of the caloric and nutritional needs of growing children of ANY age met by fruitarianism. They also go so far as to say that any adult that lives solely on a fruitarian diet will eventually suffer from malnutrition and loss of bone density just to mention a few of the ills that arise from this diet.

6. konokiita

   09|Oct|2005 6

   Strangely I’ve been a fruitarian for 30 years and I feel fine. And you can get plenty calories by eating avocados and large amount of nuts. Anyways, the parent also should’ve breastfeeded their child. Breast milk contains vital nutrients for growing children.

7. Ruth

   11|Oct|2005 7

   Adults can make choices about their diets, children are dependent on adults to make the right choices for them. I do believe the judge was correct. The lost of their child will define this couples’ life until they die, they will think about their daughter and what they did and did not do every single day of their lives. I pray they are able to forgive themselves and learn from this tragedy. This is proof that there needs to be a lot more support for people who do not want to feed their children meat or animal products, such extreme cases are used by meateaters to discredit all vegans. My brother died from diptheria because my parents belonged to a church that advised them to pray for him rather than take him to a doctor. If my parents were punished for that where would the rest of their living children be, punished also? No, I can guarantee to you that they have paid and are still paying. What we need is support and education not more punishment.
   How many parents get punished who feed their kids meat and junk food and their kids get sick and many die from such diet related diseases. We live in a society that supports meat eating and poisoned food which is known to kill, yet those who pedal it to parents kids are not punished…..

   Peace and Love
   Ruth

8. mango

   27|May|2007 8

   I am fruitarian of long standing, and believe that the fruitarian diet was not real the issue here at all. Lack of breastfeeding probably was a major part of it though.

   Plenty of chlidren die from being malnourished on a conventional diet, but noone is standing saying the parents hould be punished for it.

   Persoanlly I have a friend who has reared 2 healthy bright children on a fruitarian diet, and neither have had any of the normal health issues that most kids get.. no colds etc.. I think the fruitarian diet is the only true healthy diet out there.

   mango
   fruitnut.net

9. praying family member

   04|Jul|2007 9

   I’ve just seen two babies that are 20 months old twins. One just started walking the other can walk. Their mom feeds them twice a day. In the am they get bananas and avocado. In the pm they get watermelon and watermelon juice and that’s it. Oh they may eat a few grapes. Their gives them o.j. and water. They are lathargic, non responsive and just not too alert most of the time. How can I help the mom understand that they need more in their diet? This is really serious.