i think you could but could you?
and what would be the positive and negative effects?

The negative is that fruit is expensive.

JUST fruit an water?

negative: lose muscle mass = lack of protein from meats an stuff

the body can adapt to anything...at first ull lose muscle but after a few months of the body adapting to it, u can survive and gain muscle

nuts would supply the protein

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I still say oatmeal, fruits, veggies, and tuna- maybe some unsalted mixed nuts & dried fruit (apricots) as a snack.

No, not for very long..............

the body can adapt to anything...at first ull lose muscle but after a few months of the body adapting to it, u can survive and gain muscle


no, u would need to eat massive amounts of fruit to get enough protein. fruit has a fraction of the protein that meat has

yeah, thats why at first for the first few months, youll lose most of the muscle you have if not all...then once u start working out again, ull still gain muscle...it just takes longer...

again, your body can adapt to anyting

Just fruits and water? If you're a sedentary person, maybe you can get away with it.

I think that kind of diet will only work if your goal is "mere survival". But for an active person like boxers and other athletes, I think the body will enter a catabolic state if you choose to try out this kind of diet.

Athletes need more protien for tissue repair, and most of the stuff you will get from meat and dairy products. Others will argue that you can get amino acids from nuts, but since you will only manage to eat a handful then you will still fail to satifsy your daily caloric requirement.

I agree that the body can adapt to any diet, and it will survive, but the question is that can the body perform at its optimum level with that kind of diminished food intake?

Instead of taking an extreme diet liek this, I think it would be better for an athlete to eat a balanced diet from all the basic food groups.

Hope this helps ;)