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Vegan influencer Zhanna Samsonova ‘dies of starvation’ after trying to live off an all fruit diet. (www.the-sun.com)

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A VEGAN influencer is feared to have died of starvation after attempting to live on a fruit only diet. Zhanna Samsonova, 39, previously told how she spent four years eating and drinking just fruits…

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[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

She was a vegan promoting vegan diet online. How does thay have ntohing to do with being a vegan? what?!

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Her mother Vera Samsonova said she had caught a "cholera-like infection" just hours before she was due to fly home.

Zhanna's official cause of death has not been released yet, however.

The SUN: "SHE DIED OF VEGANISM!"
Lemming: "How does this story have nothing to do with her being vegan?!?!"

I see we're already at Reddit type levels of idiocy.

[–] Pandantic@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let’s be honest, tho: you don’t know either as her cause of death has not been released. I agree, the other user jumped to conclusions, but you can’t say anything definitive as of now either.

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I never claimed to know her cause of death. But between "cholera" and "veganism" I'd rather bet on the former.

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

So the story has nothing to do with veganism, is that the point your trying to make? Really unclear

[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because not all vegans eat the same restricted diet she was on. And not all vegans are anotexic, vegans do eat enough.

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But I guess this vegan did starve herself. I don't even think the sun suggested all vegans diets are deadly.

[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

If they put it like that in the title, I see it like they are strongly implying it. Of course, I might be misreading it.

Also calling someone who eats only five different plants vegan does not sound really truthful to me either.

[–] IncognitoErgoSum@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Any vegan with half a brain knows that you need more than just fruit to be healthy. Assuming her death by infection is a result of her diet (which is possible, but we don't know that), she died of being an idiot, not a vegan.