Extreme raw-food / fruitarian online cults

Extreme raw-food and fruitarian dietary communities operate at the high-control boundary of the broader wellness-and-food-influencer ecosystem. Beyond mainstream raw-foodism (which has substantial uncomplicated lay practitioners), extreme variants include: (1) Fruitarianism (80/10/10 framework): Dr Douglas Graham's '80/10/10 Diet' (2006) prescribes 80% fruit, 10% greens, 10% other (nuts, seeds) with no cooked food, no animal products, no processed food, no alcohol, no caffeine. (2) The 30 Bananas A Day forum (2008-2019, defunct after multiple deaths): online community led by Harley Johnstone ('Durianrider') and Leanne Ratcliffe ('Freelee the Banana Girl') promoting extreme fruit consumption (literally 30+ bananas daily) with anti-mainstream-medical framing. (3) Liver-King / Brian Johnson (separately documented) and other extreme-dietary parasocial-influencer figures. (4) Various smaller offshoots including 'raw-till-4' (raw fruits until 4 pm, then cooked starches) and 'high-carb low-fat vegan' (HCLFV).

Multiple documented physical-harm cases include: (a) Sydney, Australia 2018: 19-month-old Chloe Conlin found dead in family home in Brisbane; parents charged with manslaughter; documented strict raw-vegan diet had caused severe malnutrition. (b) Florida 2017: 18-month-old Tayvon Brown-Beckett found dead from severe malnutrition; raw-vegan diet documented as contributing factor. (c) Ontario, Canada 2018: parents convicted in death of toddler from severe vitamin B12 deficiency on raw-vegan diet. (d) Multiple documented adult cases of severe orthorexia, eating-disorder hospitalisations, and one documented suicide (2019 Vegan Recovery journalism on Sven Stoffels). (e) Freelee the Banana Girl has faced multiple journalist exposés documenting psychological abuse of followers including public-shaming campaigns against ex-followers.

Documented coercive-control patterns include: (a) total dietary worldview replacement; (b) anti-mainstream-medical framing producing rejection of medical advice including paediatric care; (c) parasocial-influencer loyalty; (d) public-shaming of followers who deviate; (e) documented eating-disorder enabling; (f) financial-extraction via courses, e-books, and supplement sales.

The CLCI 21 (High, lower-boundary) reflects the documented physical-harm pattern (multiple child deaths), the eating-disorder enabling, and the parasocial-cult dynamics, while recognising that the bulk of mainstream raw-foodism does not exhibit these extreme patterns.