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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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[–] [email protected] 9 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

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