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Russian Vegan raw food diet influencer, Zhanna D’art, reportedly dies after starving herself.
Cause of death is still unconfirmed
Samsonova’s mother attributed her daughter’s death to a “cholera-like infection.” However, her official cause of death has not been declared. Her family is awaiting a medical report and a death certificate that will determine the cause of her death.
Zhanna was reportedly inspired by seeing “peers” who looked a lot older than their ages, which she attributed to their junk food diets.
“I see my body and mind transform every day,” Zhanna had said while describing her restrictive eating regimen. “I love my new me, and never move on to the habits that I used to use.”
The Russian national — who frequently promoted raw foods on social media where she was known to her millions of viewers on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as Zhanna D’Art — reportedly died July 21 after finally seeking medical treatment during a tour in Southeast Asia, according to local media outlet reports.
“A few months ago, in Sri Lanka, she already looked exhausted, with swollen legs oozing lymph,” one unidentified friend told Newsflash. “They sent her home to seek treatment. However, she ran away again. When I saw her in Phuket, I was horrified.”
Her friend added, “I lived one floor above her and every day I feared finding her lifeless body in the morning. I convinced her to seek treatment, but she didn’t make it.”
Samsonova’s mother attributed her daughter’s passing to a “cholera-like infection.”
However, her official cause of death has not been declared.
A proponent of uncooked herbivorous fare, the Kasan native claimed she ate a “completely raw vegan diet” for the last four years, consuming just “fruits, sunflower seed sprouts, fruit smoothies, and juices.”
Zhanna’s choice to consume only exotic fruits led her down a futile path, depriving her body of essential nutrients. She wanted to build a little community of those who were on the same path as her and had been travelling across India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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