Famous actress Nayanthara took to her social media page to promote hibiscus tea as a cure for various diseases like diabetes and acne. The top actress shared a post on Instagram talking about the health benefits of the drink and cited health expert Munmun Ganeriwal as the source for the post. However, liver specialist Dr. Cyriac Abby Phillips, commonly known as the ‘Liver Doctor‘ publicly criticized the actress for spreading misinformation and highlighted the lack of scientific evidence to support her claims. The doctor asked her to stay away from misleading people about health issues. The actor has deleted the original post, but shared a cryptic quote about arguing with stupid people on his Instagram story. The apparent response to this backlash sparked further discussion online. Nayanthara shared the post by Mark Twain saying, “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience”.
After Samantha, Liver Doctor slams Nayanthara
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, also known as the Liver Doctor on X, recently criticized Nayanthara for endorsing hibiscus tea as a remedy for various health issues like diabetes and high blood pressure. The actor’s social media post promoting these claims has since been removed. Dr Philips, who is widely recognized for disproving health myths and misinformation, condemned Nayanthara’s assertion as baseless and unreliable. He clarified that the health benefits of the specific hibiscus tea variety she referenced, Hibiscus sabdariffa, have not been substantiated by scientific research. In contrast, Hibiscus macranthus, another type of hibiscus, has been minimally studied and shows potential benefits for men, though not extensively.
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“This is cinema actress Nayantara who has more than twice the following of the other actress Samantha, misleading her 8.7 million followers on a supplement called hibiscus tea. If she had stopped at hibiscus tea, which is kind of tasty, that would have been ok. But no, they have to go ahead and blow their health-illiteracy trumpet and also claim that hibiscus tea is helpful in diabetes, high blood pressure, acne, antibacterial and protects against the flu. Well, none of the above claims have been proven” posted Liver Doctor on his X page. He also added the screenshot of Nayanthara’s post and it was later removed by the actress.
