Instagram Influencer dies of Anorexia

Anorexia is a medical condition causing one to loss appetite for food or become obsessed with their weight.  

Instagram influencer, Josi Maria, known for documenting her life struggles with anorexia on social media, has passed away aged 24.

Maria, from Kiel in northern Germany, gained more than 135,000 followers after opening up about her eating disorder and shared images of her day-to-day life.

Maria often shared posts warning others about anorexia and encouraging them to open up about their own struggles.

Just days before her death, she told her Instagram fans she didn’t want to be someone who dies of anorexia.
According to reports, she recently flew to Gran Canaria for a holiday, but her mother has now announced she passed away shortly after the flight to Canaria.

Maria was said to be travelling with her friend Vanja Resova after the pair struck up a friendship last year over the internet.

According to German newspaper Bild, Resova said the two friends booked a one-way ticket to Gran Canaria during lockdown.

The magazine also said Maria had two coffees ahead of the flight but ‘hadn’t eaten for two days’.

According to her mum, Maria is said to have died of heart failure after suffering circulatory problems and poor health as a result of her anorexia.