Trending Now - Peter Attia's Longevity Business Faces Significant Decline

WHO:

Peter Attia, a doctor and longevity guru

Oprah Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Hugh Jackman, endorsers of Attia

Jeffrey Epstein, financier and registered sex offender

Eva Andersson-Dubin, a former Miss Sweden and Epstein ex-girlfriend

Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI), a nonprofit co-founded by Attia

WHAT:

Attia was responsible for fundraising at NuSI but struggled to secure significant donations beyond initial funding.

Attia pitched ideas related to longevity and healthspan to Epstein.

Attia arranged for a phlebotomist to take Epstein’s blood for analysis.

WHERE:

East 71st Street mansion, New York, where Attia visited Epstein for dinner.

WHEN:

In 2015, before Attia became an influential longevity guru.

Late May 2015, when Attia received the email introduction to Epstein.

June 2, 2015, when Attia spoke on the phone with Epstein.

June 7, 2015, when Attia visited Epstein for dinner.

WHY:

Attia's nonprofit was struggling to produce evidence for its carbohydrate-obesity hypothesis, prompting him to seek financial support from Epstein.

HOW:

Attia used an email introduction to pitch his ideas to Epstein and arranged for blood analysis through a phlebotomist.

(UPDATED March 18, 2026 19:25 UTC)

In 2015, Peter Attia, a doctor and emerging longevity guru, sought financial support for his nonprofit, the Nutrition Science Initiative, which was struggling to validate its carbohydrate-obesity hypothesis. To secure funding, Attia reached out to Jeffrey Epstein, pitching his ideas on longevity and healthspan, and even arranged for a phlebotomist to take Epstein's blood for analysis during a dinner at Epstein's East 71st Street mansion. Notable endorsers of Attia, including Oprah Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Hugh Jackman, have since highlighted his work, but at the time, he faced challenges in raising significant donations beyond initial funding.