Underweight fruitarian and health issues

Question
Hi, my best friend was a fruitarian for a few years and she was very skinny. She was 5'1" and weighs 88 lbs! Her family convinced her to eat like them and she now four months later weighs 116 lbs. She is now very upset and refuses to leave the house. I really want to help her but she says she cannot stop eating "normal" now that she started since her cravings drive her. I was wondering if she went back to her fruitarian diet, will she be 88 lbs again? I don't want to see her depressed. She was super healthy even though she was super thin. Now that she's eating "normal," she gets palpitations, fatigue and sick a lot.  

Answer
Hi Lee,

I'd recommend your friend to check her body fat percent. It can be done without buying any tools, using a free online calculator(s) and a regular measuring tape. The page to start is:
http://dietandbody.com/article1113.html

If her body fat percent is within normal limits, she might want to gain some muscle to improve her metabolism. Then, eating "normal" food, she can be feeling well.

Another thing is, consuming the same amount of food, she might want to choose just a different types: complex carbohydrates instead of refined carbs, lean poultry parts (or better yet fish) instead of, for instance, marble meat pieces, etc. A good way of eating for her seems to be the Mediterranean type including South Beach or Sonoma diet plans.

Read more about it:

Mediterranean Diet
http://www.dietandbody.com/Miami_Mediterranean_Diet.html

Can Mediterranean Diet Work For You?
http://www.bestofweightloss.com/your_Mediterranean.html

Mediterranean Flavors of Sonoma Diet
http://www.bestofweightloss.com/recipes/2006/06/mediterranean-flavors-of-sonoma-...

Sonoma Goes Glycemic
http://bestlowcarbs.com/Sonoma_GI.html

South Beach Diet:

http://dietandbody.com/diet_reviews/2006/09/south-beach-diet-success-continues.h...
http://dietandbody.com/diet_reviews/2006/10/south-beach-diet-super-foods-for-eve...
http://dietandbody.com/diet_reviews/2006/08/south-beach-position-on-fats.html


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