An advocate of vegetarianism identified as Zhanna Samsonova and known to her fans as Zhanna D'Art, has died from acute a starvation in Malaysia. The deceased 39 year old had followed a strict raw vegan diet that lacked protein and vitamins which led to nutritional deficiencies. In the last four years, Zhanna had lived only on fruits and had frequently ingested sweet jackfruit and durian, a spiky fruit with bad odour. She had also reportedly refrained from drinking water and had replaced water with smoothies and juices.
Zhanna who hailed from Kazan located in Russia, had been touring Southeast Asia and had experienced exhaustion and swollen legs while visiting Malaysia. Her declining health prompted her friends to encourage her to seek medical attention but she continued to travel without addressing her health concerns. Her mother Vera Samsonova, attributed Zhanna's deteriorating health and eventual passing to a combination of her strict vegan diet and a cholera-like infection she had acquired just hours before she was due to return home. The heartbroken mother affirmed that her daughter died from starvation and revealed that she had tried everything she could to help her daughter but unfortunately, she did not succeed.
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