Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has come under criticism for promoting health products while invoking his medical credentials, despite publicly rejecting advertisements making health claims.

Fox News contributor Joe Concha sharply criticized El-Sayed for allegedly misrepresenting his medical qualifications, noting that El-Sayed lacks a medical license and has not completed a residency. Concha emphasized the rigorous training real doctors undergo and called El-Sayed's claims deceitful and a disservice to the medical profession, urging voters to be cautious of such misrepresentations.

Before his Senate run, El-Sayed hosted a podcast that earned him a six-figure income, partly through advertising reads. Among the companies he promoted were those selling supplements, peptides, and an Israeli metabolism-tracking device that has faced scrutiny from health experts.

El-Sayed previously accused Mehmet Oz during Oz's 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign of being part of a "medical industrial complex that exists to sell you things that you don’t need that are not actually based in any level of science."

During a March 2025 advertisement read, El-Sayed stated, "Even as a doctor and epidemiologist, nutrition labels are obnoxiously hard to process." He also expressed broad rejection of advertisements for products making health claims.

El-Sayed spoke at The People V event, where Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders greeted the crowd following his remarks.

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