Russian food influencer Zhanna D’Art, real name Zhanna Samsonova, passed away at the age of 39. The cause of her death was stated by her friends and family as starvation and exhaustion after the influencer decided to pursue a completely raw vegan diet in Malaysia. The official cause of her death has, however, not been revealed.
Even though Samsonova’s friends and her fans had raised concerns about her extreme diet, many of her followers refused to believe that her diet was the reason that she passed away. They went on to claim that it was indeed the chemical from the fruit she ate that contributed to her death. Zhanna D’Art was the second death that was caused by starvation, as last year, vegan mother Sheila O’Leary starved her 18-month-old son to death by feeding him small amounts of vegetables and fruits. She was sentenced to life in prison.
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Vegan food influencer Zhanna D’Art’s extreme diet leads to her death
According to reports by Newsflash, Russian food influencer Zhanna Samsonova, who for the past four years had been on a strict raw vegan food diet, passed away at the age of 39. Her mother shared that she only consumed fruits, sunflower seed sprouts, fruit smoothies, and juices as a part of her diet. She also added that her daughter also had a cholera-like infection attributed to her death.
The influencer was on a tour of Southeast Asia when she passed away in Malaysia. Reports suggested that her friends pushed her to seek medical treatment after they met her in Sri Lanka and expressed concerns about her diet and melting body. Her friend noted that for the last seven years, Samsonova had only eaten the giant, sweet jackfruit and durian fruit known for its’ custardy meat and noxious odor.
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Zhanna D’Art’s mother says she chose her path
The late food influencer’s mother claimed that she struggled with saving her daughter but eventually lost her, adding that she chose her path. Zhanna Samsonova had shared a post before her death with a chilling message:
Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it’s meaningless.
The influencer had not drunk a sip of water in six years and often practiced dry fasting, in which she would abstain from eating or drinking for days. Her friends claimed that they tried to talk to her, but nothing seemed to have worked for her, and she believed that death did not exist.
