The founder of cruelty-free cosmetics firm Body Shop, Dame Anita Roddick, who was also responsible for setting up the London AIDS charity Body and Soul, died Monday in a hospital in Chichester, England. She was 64.
Roddick, who in February announced that she had contracted Hepatitis C during a blood transfusion in 1971, died of a brain hemorrhage, according to her family.
Roddick has been credited as a pioneer in making socially conscious and environmentally responsible business practices both popular and profitable. She was also well known for her commitment to a variety of human rights issues.
Body and Soul is a charity that works to support kids, teens and families infected with and affected by HIV.
"I'm HIV positive and diabetic (as well as have high cholesterol) and some of my meds specify taking them with 'high fat foods' which I have to do twice a day. I've eaten as healthy as possible, but when it comes to high fat foods, I am in a quandary...about what to eat sometimes..."
