Hi Doug, you mention her as a mentor in your Nutrition and Athletic Performance book. So, i decided to look her up and read some of her writings. I started reading Genuine Fruitarianism; The Ecological, Sociable, Satisfying Way to Eat. She seems to recommend eating nuts and seeds much more than you do, claiming we need the protein that fruits only can't provide. While i understand you both agree that a fruit only diet doesn't provide enough proteins to calories, I think there's a difference between your opinions as the amount of seeds/nuts that is needed. I attached one screenshot for reference. I guess my question is: after 3.5 months of eating 80/10/10rv to the letter (with 4-5% of my daily calories coming from greens like spinach, romaine, red leaf lettuce, bok choi, etc) which is where you say we get the proteins that will help make up the 10% needed, and monitoring via Cronometer, i never get higher than 6% even with occasional addition of a cup of sprouted mung beans. If i replace avocados with nuts or seeds, then a get a little closer to 10% but never there. How do other do? If they dont, then why advertise the diet as having 10% protein? I ask because im a doctor already guiding others thrpough this diet and if i am not successful, i can't expect others to be. So what is the way to be successful, and if theres no way, then could i relabel the diet as more like 85-5-10?

Hey everybody, I have a question about greens. Do you sometimes only have cucumber/zucchini or other type of vegetables? I am used to have some sort of green everyday like lettuce, arugula, spinach etc but tonight, I am only having zucchini noodles and broccoli with some tomatoes, celery and hemp seed sauce and I don’t feel to have a salad aside. Is it important to have leafy greens everyday? Or does cucumber, zucchini, celery and other vegetables count too? Enjoy!

I found this on YouTube today and it's scaring the heck out of me. Dr Greger is saying seven fruits that can give you heart disease. What is your opinion of this YouTube Dr Graham? https://youtu.be/ylDNJURvE-c?si=0HIUt18c6ks1Ozb2

Dr Doug.. what do you think of Mango Wozaks passing away being a fruitarian all those decades of clogged arteries at 64 years old. I just can't wrap my head around it and I can't understand it.

Does anybody have a problem eating mangoes and or papayas? I used to be able to eat them both and then didn't have them for a couple years and now I am doubled over in pain for about 3 hours if I eat them really really bad pain. Now I'm just afraid to even look at them. I don't know what causes this. I've read a few too many of them you could have this problem but I only eat one so that's not the problem. I eat them on an empty stomach so they're not mixed up with any other food so that's not the problem. I just love mangoes and papayas and I am so sad.