Did Steve Jobs Eat Only Apples?: Unpacking the Myth of His Extreme Diets
                                
                                
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                                According to his official biography by Walter Isaacson, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did not eat only apples but did famously go through phases of eating just one or two foods, such as apples or carrots, for weeks at a time. His diet was a lifelong series of extreme, restrictive experiments rooted in his philosophical beliefs, not a simple apple-only regime.