New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly known online as The Liver Doc, has reignited debate around unverified wellness claims after reacting to a viral podcast clip featuring Deepinder Goyal, in which the tech founder spoke about losing respect for the doctor.

In a long post on X, Dr Philips criticised Goyal for promoting what he described as an "ancient, already debunked gravitational theory of ageing" to market a wellness product. He said the product had no scientific basis and likened it to "a fat band-aid stuck to the temple", warning against misinformation being repackaged as wellness innovation.

"Doctors and scientists, including me, call it out and warn people about misinformation packaged as 'wellness'," Dr Philip...