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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] 60 points 11 months ago (3 children)

You missed an important part of the headline "is feared to have..."

It says she caught a "cholera like" infection

[–] [email protected] 42 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. It's The Sun and they put 'dies of starvation' in quotes. They are presenting rumors as facts (again).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ah, thank you. Was very confused and I am relieved to find that eating food of any kind still does not cause the body to starve. Although honestly, in this damn timeline, i would just shrug at this point

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am relieved to find that eating food of any kind still does not cause the body to starve.

Except it does when you eat nothing but carbs and fiber with little to no fat and protein. You can be vegan all you want, but ignoring basic nutrition will always result in disaster.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

And

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

Additionally she does look anorexic on some pictures, both things have nothing to do with being vegan, people are just pushing their hate by usings someone misfortune.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That could be deliberate to push a narrative against vegans.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah, 100%. Look at the other replies to my comment and you can see people getting sucked into that narrative...

Ackshully.... vegans don't get all the essential nutrients to survive 🤡

If any of those boneheads actually read the article, it says she was eating sunflower seed sprouts which are a complete protein.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This has absolutely nothing to do with veganism.

[–] GreenCrush 11 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Correct. This is just clickbait. Veganism is a healthy diet choice. This person suffered from anorexia, but people love to dogpile on vegans.

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[–] Mindlight 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] nogooduser 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s someone not eating properly. The fact that they didn’t eat animal products is irrelevant. People get Ill and die while eating a shit non vegan diet too.

[–] Mindlight 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How much fruit do you have to eat to get a proper amount of proteins per day?

[–] Jimmycakes 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Vegans just need to eat a shit load of beans and peas

[–] Mindlight 3 points 11 months ago

Let's say that the recommended daily intake of proteins for average Joe is about 56g and that kidney beans holds 8.6g protein per 100g...

660g of beans per day is a lot of beans. A LOT.

If Joe ever gets tired of beans he can always with over to 500g wholegrain buckwheat per day.

Regarding if the woman was a vegan or not..

Wikipedia Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product — particular in diet — and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual that follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan.

She didn't eat any animal product so that pretty much confirms that she was a vegan.

However, she being a vegan doesn't mean that she was a healthy vegan or smart vegan.

[–] WoahWoah 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Veganism isn't necessarily an unhealthy diet. Like any diet, it CAN be (though I would argue that on average it is easier to eat healthfully on a vegan diet).

Regardless, this woman clearly had an eating disorder. What sort of diet she consumed matters far, far less than the disorder eating itself.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can we ban The Sun, please?

[–] WoahWoah 4 points 11 months ago

It's such a different request if you say "Can we ban the sun, please?" Props for the caps. 😄

[–] nxfsi 6 points 11 months ago

The next Steve Jobs, everyone

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I knew someone who became a fruitatarian. He moved to the Phillipines and only ate Durian (look it up). He was my first glimpse at the "spiritual" > alt light pipeline.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Only durian? What a fucking monster.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Legit everyday posting videos of him slopping up a whole fruit. It was disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A VEGAN influencer. Thanks for making that really clear.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (12 children)

this has nothing to do with being vegan. please stop.

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