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Raw veganism with 10% fat is a pretty surefire way to look like you are dying. There are a bunch of these kids that hang out at the vegan pizza place in front of my building.

The only healthy looking raw vegans I know consume a lot of fat from coconuts, and nuts processed into various forms (ice creams, cakes, etc). Lots of surface area to increase the bioavailability.

This is basically Ornish's diet, with a raw vegan twist on it.

So take for example nutrition data I think 10% fat is probably at or below the limit of what's possible while remaining healthy.

It is probably tough to avoid EFA deficiency on raw bananasthis diet.http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2

Cordain's paper on HG macronutrient ratios puts fat at a minimum of 25%. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10702160

Thirty 100 gram bananas would provide (nutritiondata on raw bananas)

Minerals (relative to RDA) - 30% Calcium

  • 30% , Iron
  • 210, Zinc, Selenium, 40% MagnesiumManganese, 60% Phosphorus
  • 300% Potassium
  • 1% Sodium
  • 30% Zinc, 120% Copper
  • 40, 210% Manganese
  • 30Magnesium, 300% SeleniumPotassium

    Vitamins (relative to RDA) - 30% A, 60% B1, 120% B2, 90% B5, 90% B3, 150% B9

  • 0% B12
  • 0% D, 450% C, 30% E, 30% K
  • Sounds nutritionally complete to me!

    A not very delicious twist on aiming for diabetes (see Drew's link). The equivalent of yams or potatoes (by calories), which would provide about 1/10th the sugar.

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    Raw veganism with 10% fat is a pretty surefire way to look like you are dying. There are a bunch of these kids that hang out at the vegan pizza place in front of my building.

    The only healthy looking raw vegans I know consume a lot of fat from coconuts, and nuts processed into various forms (ice creams, cakes, etc). Lots of surface area to increase the bioavailability.

    This is basically Ornish's diet, with a raw vegan twist on it.

    So take for example nutrition data on raw bananas. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2

    Thirty 100 gram bananas would provide

    • 684g of carbohydrates (336 grams of sugar)
    • 33g of protein
    • 9g of fat

    Minerals (relative to RDA)

    • 30% Calcium
    • 30% Iron
    • 210% Magnesium
    • 60% Phosphorus
    • 300% Potassium
    • 1% Sodium
    • 30% Zinc
    • 120% Copper
    • 40% Manganese
    • 30% Selenium

    Vitamins (relative to RDA)

    • 30% A
    • 60% B1
    • 120% B2
    • 90% B5
    • 90% B3
    • 150% B9
    • 0% B12
    • 0% D
    • 450% C
    • 30% E
    • 30% K

    Sounds nutritionally complete to me!