The founder of David Protein, maker of the popular high-protein nutrition bars, Office has partnered of X on Monday that the long-lived teacher Dr. Peter Attia “resigned from his role as Chief Science Officer at David.”

The announcement comes after Attia’s name appeared in more than 1,700 documents, including email correspondence, released Friday as part of a massive file dump related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to The New York Times. Attia serves on the executive team of the food startup and is also a early investor.

For those unfamiliar, Attia is a Canadian American physician who has become one of the most prominent voices in longevity and preventive health. He is known for his best-selling book “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” and his now seven-year-old podcast, where he explores optimization strategies. He was also hired last month as a CBS contributor.

Three-year-old, New York-based David Protein raised a $75 million Series A funding round in May last year led by Greenoaks, with participation from Valor Equity Partners. The company has experienced significant growth since launching its flagship protein bar in September 2024, a product it describes as having 28 grams of protein, zero sugar, and 150 calories.

In a long post on XAttia wrote that she was “embarrassed” by some of the crude content of her emails with Epstein, but she also said that she was not involved in criminal activity and had never visited Epstein’s island or traveled on his plane. Attia also talked at length about how she met Epstein and why she stayed in touch with him even after Epstein’s involvement. 2008 conviction.

The fallout appears to extend beyond David Protein. It also appears that Biograph, the health care and longevity startup Attia co-founded with entrepreneur John Hering, may be distancing itself from the doctor. The company declined to comment on Attia’s continued involvement with the startup or about pages on its website that once mentioned him but now removed his name or returned a “file not found” error.

The biography came out in secret a year ago, Previously reported by TechCrunchwith support from investors including Vy Capital, Human Capital, Alpha Wave, and WndrCo, along with angel investors, including Balaji Srinivasan. Like a growing number of medical concierge service companies, Biograph offers premium preventive health services to subscribers who pay between $7,500 and $15,000 annually. Attia used to be named after company press release and site as co-founder.