Vegan influencer Zhanna Samsonova, known as Zhanna D'Art, passed away at 39.
The cause of death is supposed to be starvation. Her friends and family reported that she was starving due to an exclusive diet of exotic fruit in Malaysia.
Zhanna D'Art is an influencer on the social media platforms TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram.
Local media stated that she asked for medical treatment during her Southeast Asia tour and died on 21 July.
Several months earlier, she was already showing signs of exhaustion while in Sri Lanka. Her feet were swollen with lymph.
Her friends asked her to seek medical help. But she still continued her strict diet.
Samsonova has been on a raw vegan diet for the last four years, especially fruit, sunflower seed sprouts, fruit smoothies, and juices.
A friend mentioned that Samsonova's diet consisted of giant jackfruit and durians for the last seven years.
Her journey with raw food is motivated by her want to keep her youth.
She wanted to improve her health after watching her friends look older because of their "junk food" diet.
A raw food diet may offer health benefits, such as weight loss, improved heart health, and reduced risk of diabetes.
But it can also lead to a lack of essential nutrients. Like calcium, Vitamin D, and Vitamin B12,
as mentioned by Healthline.
A recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that 100% of participants on a raw vegan diet had bad input of Vitamin B12.
Despite her diet, some of Samsonova's followers refuse to believe it. They said that the chemicals in the fruit she ate were caused by her death.
Zhanna D'Art's family is awaiting medical reports to determine the official cause of death. The family is also waiting for a death certificate.
Unfortunately, Zhanna D'Art is not the first person to be a victim of the effects of a raw food diet.
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