A “uncooked vegan” influencer has reportedly died from hunger after a decade of solely consuming fruit and greens.
Initially from Russia, Zhanna Samsonova – often known as Zhanna D’Artwork on social media – used Instagram, the place she had greater than 10,000 followers earlier than she died, to spotlight the advantages of a uncooked vegan weight loss plan.
Chatting with a Russian newspaper following the 39-year-old’s dying in Malaysia on 21 July, her mom mentioned Samsonova died from a “cholera-like an infection” that was made worse by her restrictive weight loss plan.
Her official reason for dying has not been revealed, however her pals had expressed worries about her excessive type of veganism to native media.
One pal instructed 116.ru: “Ms Samsonova’s idle hunger was inflicting her to soften earlier than our eyes, however she believed every part was high-quality.
“Solely her eyes, merry eyes, and beautiful hair compensated for the dreadful sight of a physique tortured by idiocy. Forgive me if it sounds harsh.”
One other added: “I lived one ground above her and day-after-day I feared discovering her lifeless physique within the morning. I satisfied her to hunt therapy, however she did not make it.”
Pals additionally mentioned she refused to get medical consideration earlier than her dying, and described how she was mattress sure and struggled to stroll, in accordance with native media.
In addition they claimed she had not drunk any water for six years, selecting as a substitute to drink fruit and vegetable juice.
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Her final publish on Instagram celebrated the start of durian season in Thailand, the place she’d been dwelling beforehand.
Alongside a video of her getting ready the fruit, she wrote: “It is that fabulous time of 12 months once more – durian season in Thailand!
“Get up and scent the durian! For all you durian lovers on the market, is not it simply the perfect? And for many who have not but skilled the enjoyment of durian, you are in for a wild trip!”
The fruit has a particular pungent scent, which has been likened to uncooked sewage and is banned from some public areas in quite a lot of Asian nations.