MEDIA Published August 1, 2023 5:00am EDT
Influencer reportedly died of starvation from raw vegan diet
Zhanna Samsonova reportedly ate only fruits and juices before being found dead in Malaysia
By Lindsay Kornick | Fox News
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Zhanna Samsonova, also known as Zhanna D'Art on social media, reportedly died of starvation due to her exclusive raw vegan diet of exotic fruits, seeds and juices.
During a tour of Southeast Asia, Samsonova’s friends claimed that she began seeking medical treatment at a clinic at one friend’s request, according to the New York Post, which attributed her death to starvation.
"A few months ago, in Sri Lanka, she already looked exhausted, with swollen legs oozing lymph," an anonymous friend claimed. "They sent her home to seek treatment. However, she ran away again. When I saw her in Phuket, I was horrified."
The 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."
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