A 30-year-old Russian fitness influencer baker Dmitry Nuyanzin has died after following an extreme 10,000-calorie daily diet that he believed would help him gain weight quickly before starting a fat-loss program.
According to international media reports, Dmitry, who lived in the city of Orenburg, wanted to prove that he could lose weight in any situation. What he did not realise was that his plan would turn into a tragic and cautionary story.
Before beginning his weight-loss journey, Dmitry deliberately tried to gain nearly 25 kilograms by eating huge amounts of junk food every day. For several weeks, he consumed around 10,000 calories a day.
His daily meals included pastries and cakes for breakfast, two pounds of mayonnaise-covered dumplings for lunch, and burgers, pizza, chips, and other high-calorie snacks for dinner. Within a month, he gained 13 kilograms and his weight reached 105 kilograms.
On November 18, Dmitry posted his final Instagram update, where he shared a video of himself eating chips and told his followers that he felt unwell.
No one expected that it would be his last post.
A day before his death, he cancelled his coaching sessions and informed friends that he was sick and planned to visit a doctor.
He never made it. A few hours later, Dmitry died in his sleep as his heart stopped.