The truth about peptides that social media won't tell you

"Yeah, so a peptide is a building block of a building block: so proteins are made of amino acids, and peptides are just these short chains of amino acids. We've known about them for decades, but they are starting to gain a lot of traction in the biohacking community in Silicon Valley, and, you know, wellness influencers and fitness influencers have been kind of touting them as a new miracle cure-all for anything ranging from muscle aches to losing weight to skin care. So that's a big reason why you see a lot of talk about peptides these days."

"Yes, so the P in GLP stands for peptide. The whole thing is glucagonlike peptide 1. [GLP-1] use has also made people a lot more comfortable with the concept of just injecting their own medications, which a lot of these pe"

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that form part of proteins. They have been known for decades, but they have gained traction in biohacking communities and among wellness and fitness influencers. Peptides are promoted as solutions for many problems, including muscle aches, weight loss, and skin care. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a peptide, and its use has increased comfort with self-injecting medications. Despite widespread enthusiasm, scientific evidence for many peptide claims is not settled. Ready availability of gray-market peptides can put people in danger, especially when products are obtained outside regulated channels.

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