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The dead doctor and a dicey diet: how a ban made a hero of Egypt’s rogue medic
Diaa al-Awadi claimed insulin was a fraud, smoking was safe and chemotherapy useless. But despite losing his medical licence and dying at early age, his reach continues to grow It had been a struggle with conventional treatments.
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Diaa al‑Awadi, a former university lecturer who lost his medical licence and had his clinics closed for promoting unscientific ideas, died suddenly at 47 in April. Despite the bans, he built a following for his “al‑Tayyibat” dietary system across the Arab world through videos, virtual consultations and Facebook groups. Al‑Awadi’s claims included that insulin is a fraud, smoking is safe and chemotherapy is useless. His death has not halted the spread of his diet, which continues to attract an audience online.
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