India  

19-year-old Kerala girl dies after extreme fasting to lose weight

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 11 March 2025
A 19-year-old woman from Kerala's Kannur succumbed to complications from anorexia nervosa after following an extreme 'water fasting' regimen influenced by online weight loss advice. The degree student had been abstaining from food for almost a year, surviving primarily on water, and was undergoing treatment at Thalassery Cooperative Hospital before her death.
0
shares
ShareTweetSavePostSend
 

πŸ’‘ newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Kerala Kerala State in southwestern India

Bypoll results 2025: Congress gains in Kerala, suffers loss in Punjab; TMC retains West Bengal, BJP-AAP take one seat each in Gujarat

Recent bypolls across five Assembly seats in Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab yielded mixed results. Congress' UDF secured Nilambur, dealing a blow to..
IndiaTimes

Kerala bypoll: UDF wrests Nilambur from LDF; Congress' Aryadan Shoukath wins by 11,077 votes

In a significant political development, the UDF secured victory in the Nilambur assembly bypoll. Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath defeated CPI(M)'s M Swaraj...
IndiaTimes

'Kept Sanjay out of discussions': Indira Gandhi’s principal secretary recalls Emergency days; new book reveals inside details

In a significant blow to Kerala's ruling LDF, the UDF secured victory in the Nilambur assembly bypoll, marking the first loss of a sitting seat for the LDF..
IndiaTimes

UK F-35 still in Kerala, may be put into hangar

A Royal Navy F-35 fighter jet remains grounded at Thiruvananthapuram airport due to a persistent hydraulic issue. Despite ongoing efforts by engineers from the..
IndiaTimes

Kannur Kannur City in India

You Might Like


Related news from verified sources

Man killed in wild boar attack in Kerala's Kannur


newKerala.com Also reported by •IndiaTimes

Kerala: Severely wounded elephant tranquilised in Kannur after straying into residential zone


newKerala.com

19-year-old Kerala girl dies after extreme fasting to lose weight

A 19-year-old woman from Kerala's Kannur succumbed to complications from anorexia nervosa after following an extreme 'water fasting' regimen influenced by online...
IndiaTimes