Ultimately, what do you think about the raw organic food diet? Can it be done successfully, do you think it will help with depression (or hurt for that matter)? This individual responds to scientific data but unfortunately I haven't been able to find too much, apparently this diet is still in its infancy.
Well, I hardly see how anyone living on a fast food diet could ever critisize anyone on a diet such as you explained. I've known quite a few vegans and vegetarians in my time. What is hard for them is to supplement enough protein in their diet. Sure, they have a vitamin rich, low fat diet. But one can only eat so many garbonzo beans and peanuts to try and get that protein. But humans are omnivores and we derive much protein from the meat of other animals.
My wife and I eat kosher because the quality is higher, plus it removes some of the ethical concerns. If we eat chicken, its free range chicken. Not only for ethical reasons, but also because of health reasons. We only eat kosher beef, and we try to eat a lot of fish. Fish have always been known to be a low fat/high protein aspect of diet. But lately, due to pollution, there have been high doses of Mercury found in many fish. Mercury is cumulative, like most radioactive materials. The more you ingest, the more it runs the risk of causing health problems.
There seems to be something about your friend, based on your description, which seems more important. Your friend sound obssesive about his eating. Which is really healthier-- a well balanced diet, or worrying yourself in to stupefaction?
I'd be more concerned with his mental health personally. But since that isn't really the focus of the thread, I'd say that his diet isn't terrible, by any stretch, but it isn't optimal either IMO.
Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : typo
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