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…

  • ValiantDust
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    2711 months ago

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

    • Nepenthe
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      611 months ago

      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

      • Bonehead
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        1711 months ago

        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.

          • Bonehead
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            2211 months ago

            You can’t get all the nutrients needed from just fruit. This is fact. Just because some fruits may have some fats and proteins doesn’t mean they have enough to meet nutritional needs.

            • dandan
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              411 months ago

              In the article it says she eats sunflower seed sprouts. A cursory google search says these are a complete protein containing all the essential amino acids.

              • Aatube
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                1511 months ago

                A major part of their “nutrients” point is fats and proteins, read the last reply again.

                Just because some fruits may have some fats and proteins doesn’t mean they have enough to meet nutritional needs.

                  • Bonehead
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                    511 months ago

                    Except it does when you eat nothing but carbs and fiber with little to no fat and protein.

                    Just because some fruits may have some fats and proteins doesn’t mean they have enough to meet nutritional needs.

                    Nothing I said changed…

          • RickRussell_CA
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            211 months ago

            It might be possible to live off fruit, but in the end, “food restriction resulting in significantly low body weight” is the definition of anorexia.

            I don’t claim to know if she put her health in a compromised state or not, but look at recent pictures.