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Fruitarians (or fructarians) are a subgroup of vegans who eat only the fruit of plants.

I fruttariani sono un sottogruppo dei vegani che si nutre esclusivamente dei frutti delle piante.

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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 berries, nuts*, seeds, capsicums, tomatoes, squash, beans, peas, and so on.

Questa nozione comprende non solo quello che comunemente si concepisce come frutto in senso culinario come per esempio le mele o le arance, ma anche altri prodotti che dal punto di vista botanico sono frutti di piante con fiore (ossia le parti riproduttive che contengono i semi), incluso bacche, noci*, nocciole e simili, semi, capsici, pomodori, zucche, fagioli, piselli etc…
* la parola nuts non significa noci, come spesso si fraintende, ma è una categoria generale che comprende quasi tutti quei frutti il cui involucro è duro: noci, nocciole, noccioline, mandorle e anacardi. Traduciamo con "noci, nocciole e simili".

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There are different variations of fruitarianism.

Ci sono diverse varianti di fruttariani.

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Some fruitarians will eat only what falls (or would fall) naturally from a plant—fruits, seeds and nuts.

Alcuni fruttariani si cibano solamente di ciò che cade (o cadrebbe) naturalmente da una pianta – frutti, semi e noci, nocciole e simili.

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Others may eat all biological fruits.

Altri possono mangiare tutto ciò che è biologicamente frutto.
Trad. letterale: altri possono mangiare tutti i frutti biologici

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The former argue that the slippery slope of what 'would' fall from the plant leads to including foods that would otherwise be taboo.

I primi affermano che è pericoloso seguire la strada di ciò che "cadrebbe" dalla pianta perché ciò porterebbe a legittimare dei cibi che sarebbero altrimenti tabù.
Traduzione letterale: i primi affermano che il pendio scivoloso di ciò che cadrebbe dalla pianta porta a includere cibi che sarebbero altrimenti tabù.

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Grains are usually disallowed, as they are conventionally harvested by cutting down the plant.

I cereali non sono di solito accettati, poiché vengono abitualmente raccolti mietendo la pianta.

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Most fruitarians are also raw foodists.

Molti fruttariani sono anche seguaci del mangiar crudo.

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Motivation

 Motivazioni

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Some believe fruitarianism was the original diet of humankind in the form of Adam and Eve and if they are ever to return to an Eden-like paradise then they will have to go back to simple living, and a holistic approach to health and diet (Isaiah 11:6-9).

Alcuni pensano che il fruttarianismo  sia stata la dieta originale del genere umano al tempo di Adamo ed Eva e se si dovesse mai ritornare ad una sorta di paradiso terrestre si dovrebbe ritornare ad una vita semplice, e ad un approccio olistico alla salute e alla dieta (Isaiah 11:6-9).

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Some fruitarians only eat the fruit of a plant so that the plant does not have to be killed.

Alcuni fruttariani mangiano solamente il frutto della pianta così che la pianta stessa non debba essere uccisa.

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For instance when one eats a root vegetable such as a carrot, the whole carrot plant dies.

Per esempio quando si mangia un ortaggio munito di radici come una carota, l’intera pianta muore.

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Fruitarians point out that, in nature, eating some types of fruit actually does the parent plant a favor.

I fruttariani fanno notare che, in natura, il fatto di mangiare alcuni tipi di frutto fa addirittura un favore alla pianta madre.

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Fleshy fruit has evolved with the obvious purpose of being eaten by animals, to achieve seed dispersal.

La frutta polposa si è sviluppata con il chiaro scopo di essere mangiata dagli animali, così da ottenere la propagazione del seme. 

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Seeds in fruits will be swallowed and travel through the animal's digestive tract before sprouting in a pile of ready-made fertilizer, or, in the case of fruits with cores or pits, will be tossed aside to sprout.

I semi dei frutti saranno inghiottiti e viaggeranno nell’apparato digerente dell’animale prima di germogliare su di un cumulo di fertilizzante bell’e fatto, o, nel caso di frutta con torsoli o noccioli, saranno buttati via per poi germogliare.

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Without animals eating fruit, the seed would not travel far enough away from the plant to allow the species to proliferate successfully.

Senza animali che mangino i frutti, il seme non viaggerebbe abbastanza lontano dalla pianta da permettere alle varie specie di piante di proliferare con successo.

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Famous fruitarians

Fruttariani famosi

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• Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Behold I have given you herb yielding seed. To you it shall be for meat; Genesis l:29).

• Adamo ed Eva nel giardino dell'Eden (Vedete che vi ho regalato dei semi che diventeranno erba. Vi servirà da cibo; Genesi I:29)

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• There is evidence that the Essenes were raw foodists and fruitarians.

• Ci sono chiari indizi che gli esseni fossero seguaci del cibo crudo e fruttariani.

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Some scholars even believe Jesus to have been an Essene who practiced a mainly fruitarian diet, although this contradicts the mainline Bible.

Alcuni studiosi pensano addirittura che Gesù sia stato un esseno che praticava una dieta prevalentemente fruttariana, sebbene ciò contraddica la tradizione biblica. 

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Some Charismatics and Christian anarchists choose fruitarianism.

Alcuni carismatici e anarchici cristiani scelsero il fruttarianismo.

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• Mahatma Gandhi in his later years.

• Mahatma Gandhi fu fruttariano nell'ultima parte della sua vita.

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• Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer, was during the 1970s:

• Steve Jobs, co-fondatore di Apple Computer, lo fu negli anni '70

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"I was actually a fruitarian at that point in time. I ate only fruit.

“Ero davvero un fruttariano allora. Mangiavo solo frutta.

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Now I'm a garbage can like everyone else.

Ora sono una pattumiera come tutti gli altri.

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And we were about three months late in filing a fictitious business name so I threatened to call the company Apple Computer unless someone suggested a more interesting name by five o'clock that day hoping to stimulate creativity.

Eravamo in ritardo di tre mesi per il deposito legale di un nome di fantasia per la nostra società, così minacciai di chiamare la società Apple Computer a meno che qualcuno non suggerisse un nome più interessante entro le cinque di quel giorno. Speravo così di stimolare la creatività dei miei collaboratori.

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And it stuck. And that's why we're called Apple."

E il nome rimase. Ed ecco perché ci chiamiamo Apple.

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Fictional fruitarians

Fruttariani di fantasia

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• The K-PAXian in Gene Brewer's K-PAX book series and film.

• K-PAXian nella serie di libri e nel film di Gene Brewer K-Pax

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• The Eloi from HG Wells's The Time Machine.

• Eloi nella Macchina del Tempo di HG Wells

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Criticism

 Osservazioni critiche

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A fruitarian diet can be difficult to follow, and on a long-term basis fruitarians often suffer health problems caused by nutrient deficiency.

Una dieta fruttariana può essere difficile da seguire, e sul lungo periodo i fruttariani spesso soffrono di problemi di salute causati da deficienze nutritive.

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For example, Vitamin B12 cannot be found in any fruit matter.

Per esempio, la vitamina B12 non si trova in nessun frutto.

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Some say the diet is overly rich in sugar, and that this can lead to symptoms suggestive of hyperglycemia or diabetes, while it is lacking in protein, minerals and fat soluble vitamins.

Alcuni dicono che la dieta fruttariana sia eccessivamente ricca di zucchero e che questo possa portare a tipici sintomi di iperglicemia o diabete, mentre è carente di proteine, minerali e vitamine liposolubili.

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Long-term fruitarians may be prone to psychological food cravings and consequent binge-eating, either of 'allowed' foods or 'illicit' ones.

I fruttariani di antica data possono andare incontro a forti "voglie" psicologiche di cibo e a conseguenti abbuffate, sia di cibi permessi che di cibi tabù.

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Fruitarians allegedly often develop strong cravings for dates (for their high sugar content) and avocados (for their high fat content).

A quanto si dice, i fruttariani  sviluppano spesso delle voglie irresistibili per i datteri (a causa dell'elevato tasso di zucchero) e gli avocados (per l'elevato contenuto di lipidi).

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Some fruitarians develop a type of eating disorder called orthorexia.

Alcuni fruttariani sviluppano un disturbo alimentare chiamato ortoressia.

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Anyone adopting a fruitarian diet should be aware of what nutrients their body needs and what supplements they will have to take.

Chiunque adotti una dieta fruttariana dovrebbe essere ben cosciente di quali principi nutritivi necessiti il proprio corpo e di quali integratori alimentari dovranno essere assunti.

Fruitarians (or fructarians) are a subgroup of vegans who eat only the fruit of plants.

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 berries, nuts*, seeds, capsicums, tomatoes, squash, beans, peas, and so on.

There are different variations of fruitarianism.

Some fruitarians will eat only what falls (or would fall) naturally from a plant—fruits, seeds and nuts.

Others may eat all biological fruits.

The former argue that the slippery slope of what 'would' fall from the plant leads to including foods that would otherwise be taboo.

Grains are usually disallowed, as they are conventionally harvested by cutting down the plant.

Most fruitarians are also raw foodists.

Motivation

Some believe fruitarianism was the original diet of humankind in the form of Adam and Eve and if they are ever to return to an Eden-like paradise then they will have to go back to simple living, and a holistic approach to health and diet (Isaiah 11:6-9).

Some fruitarians only eat the fruit of a plant so that the plant does not have to be killed.

For instance when one eats a root vegetable such as a carrot, the whole carrot plant dies.

Fruitarians point out that, in nature, eating some types of fruit actually does the parent plant a favor.

Fleshy fruit has evolved with the obvious purpose of being eaten by animals, to achieve seed dispersal.

Seeds in fruits will be swallowed and travel through the animal's digestive tract before sprouting in a pile of ready-made fertilizer, or, in the case of fruits with cores or pits, will be tossed aside to sprout.

Without animals eating fruit, the seed would not travel far enough away from the plant to allow the species to proliferate successfully.

Famous fruitarians

• Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Behold I have given you herb yielding seed. To you it shall be for meat; Genesis l:29).

• There is evidence that the Essenes were raw foodists and fruitarians.

Some scholars even believe Jesus to have been an Essene who practiced a mainly fruitarian diet, although this contradicts the mainline Bible.

Some Charismatics and Christian anarchists choose fruitarianism.

• Mahatma Gandhi in his later years.

• Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer, was during the 1970s:

"I was actually a fruitarian at that point in time. I ate only fruit.

Now I'm a garbage can like everyone else.

And we were about three months late in filing a fictitious business name so I threatened to call the company Apple Computer unless someone suggested a more interesting name by five o'clock that day hoping to stimulate creativity.

And it stuck. And that's why we're called Apple."

Fictional fruitarians

• The K-PAXian in Gene Brewer's K-PAX book series and film.

• The Eloi from HG Wells's The Time Machine.

Criticism

A fruitarian diet can be difficult to follow, and on a long-term basis fruitarians often suffer health problems caused by nutrient deficiency.

For example, Vitamin B12 cannot be found in any fruit matter.

Some say the diet is overly rich in sugar, and that this can lead to symptoms suggestive of hyperglycemia or diabetes, while it is lacking in protein, minerals and fat soluble vitamins.

Long-term fruitarians may be prone to psychological food cravings and consequent binge-eating, either of 'allowed' foods or 'illicit' ones.

Fruitarians allegedly often develop strong cravings for dates (for their high sugar content) and avocados (for their high fat content).

Some fruitarians develop a type of eating disorder called orthorexia.

Anyone adopting a fruitarian diet should be aware of what nutrients their body needs and what supplements they will have to take.