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I'm raising my children as fruitarians after a vegan diet cured me

12:51, 26 Jun 2024, updated

14:25, 26 Jun 2024



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LAUREN HUGHES, Madeleine Lake

A mother-of-two has revealed she's raising her kids as fruitarians, meaning they surviving almost entirely on fruit and veg alone.

Pam Johal, 46, from Shirley in Southampton is a raw vegan and only eats uncooked fruit and vegetables, believing humans were designed to 'only eat fruit'.

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