Weighing Only 22kg, With Decaying Nails and Teeth... Woman in Her 20s Dies After Eating Only Raw Fruit

Woman Dies of Malnutrition After Strictly Following Fruitarian Diet

A Polish woman in her twenties was found dead in a hotel room in Bali, Indonesia. The cause of death was malnutrition. She was a fruitarian who ate nothing but fruit, and it was determined that she died after strictly adhering to her diet.

Recently, the British media outlet The Sun reported that Polish woman Karolina Ksi??ek, 27, died after maintaining an extreme diet. At the time of her death, her weight was reportedly only 22 kilograms.

Polish woman Karolina Ksi??ek, who adhered to a fruit-only diet, died of malnutrition. Karolina Ksi??ek Instagram

Ksi??ek, who followed a fruitarian diet consisting solely of raw fruit, had traveled to Bali to meet others who shared her beliefs, but was found dead in her hotel room. Before her death, she had become so weak that she could barely support herself. She showed serious signs of health problems due to a lack of essential nutrients, including yellowing fingernails and decaying teeth.

While staying at the hotel, Ksi??ek requested that only fruit be delivered to her room. The hotel manager was accustomed to guests following vegan diets and did not think much of it. However, staff members became concerned after noticing her emaciated appearance, and one staff member testified that he had to help her into her room. Ultimately, hotel staff, worried about her health, repeatedly recommended that she seek medical attention, but Ksi??ek reportedly refused.

After starting the fruit diet, he was reported to have experienced symptoms of nutritional deficiency. Instagram

According to a friend who spoke to the media, Ksi??ek reportedly suffered from osteoporosis and hypoalbuminemia. She also struggled with anorexia throughout her adolescence, and after enrolling at the prestigious University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, she became obsessed with yoga and veganism. After starting her fruitarian diet, she frequently posted photos of her gaunt appearance on social media, prompting her parents to travel to the UK to urge her to seek treatment.

The Sun quoted nutrition experts, pointing out that this case highlights the dangers of extreme wellness trends. In the United Kingdom alone, approximately 1.25 million people are reported to suffer from eating disorders, with 75% of them being women.