30 Bananas A Day. 20 Mangoes For Lunch. The Disordered World Of Fruitarians

Subscribe to MamamiaJacqueline Alnes was fit and healthy until one day she collapsed. That was the start of it. Her search for answers took her down a rabbit-hole of disordered eating that led to the Fruitarian movement where eating 30 bananas or 20 mangoes a day was considered 'treatment'.So how does anyone get swept up in such a strange and dangerous movement? Guest host Kate Langbroek finds out in this episode of No Filter. THE END BITS:Listen to more No Filter interviews here and follow us on Instagram here.Jacqueline Alnes' new book The Fruit Cure is available here.Feedback: [email protected] more Mamamia podcasts here.CREDITS:Host: Kate LangbroekKate Langbroek's book Ciao Bella is available here.Producer: Kimberley BraddishExecutive Producer: Mia FreedmanAudio Producer: Madeline JoannouMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.