The DIY Peptide Boom: Hype, Hazards, and Hidden Costs
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A Skeptic Magazine piece warns that although FDA‑approved peptide drugs have advanced medicine, a growing grey-market of unapproved, self-injected peptides sold online poses serious risks: unknown ingredients, immunogenic reactions, potential cancer-related angiogenesis, contamination, and scant human data. It contrasts legitimate peptide pharmacology with unsafe, unregulated products, discusses FDA regulatory shifts that don’t guarantee safety or efficacy, and argues that true medical progress requires rigorous trials, physician oversight, and quality controls rather than influencer hype and DIY injections.
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