As Usual USA Today Gets It Wrong About Peptides
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I have no idea why large media outlets are so obsessed with negativity towards peptides. Guarantee that some of the staff are using and seeing results but crickets on the benefits
Article published today
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/07/23/peptides-fda-rfk-jr/91019990007/Here are my favorite quotes from the article...
If approved, many proponents in the wellness industry will be pleased, while others in the medical community will raise eyebrows over health concerns.- Especially big pharma
Potential adverse effects identified by the FDA include heart toxicity, infections, pancreatitis, increased or decreased insulin sensitivity, serious immunoresponses, melanoma and death. In most cases, the FDA said there was not ample testing or evidence to prove the peptides were safe or effective for use in humans.
-Yes the same FDA executives from the pharmaceutical companies and of course never a mention of FDA approved drug side affects "Ask your doctor if Spravato is right for you- just watch out for suicidal thoughts!!...Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a self proclaimed proponent of peptides and has close ties to several vocal supporters and vendors of the compounds
Or he maybe just wants people to have fair access to supplements that are affordableAfter every FDA advisory committee the headlines were so much worse but that is what is expected I guess.
Must be a slow news day when all you have is an article about...peptides
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I'm honestly on both sides of the fence.
On one hand, this is a cheaper way for me to lose weight, hopefully heal my hip, and feel better.
On the other hand injecting random shit into my fat, with a PDF for authenticity of product is nuts. Plus I've never seen a COA for what filler or solvents are being used, not that I would understand that.It's the wild west with peptides man, and unfortunately that means that a lot of people are being shot. I wish there was a perfect answer, and I agree and hate the fear mongering. A complete post of my feelings regarding all of this would be way too long.
A newbie aficionado of magical internet powder.
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I'm honestly on both sides of the fence.
On one hand, this is a cheaper way for me to lose weight, hopefully heal my hip, and feel better.
On the other hand injecting random shit into my fat, with a PDF for authenticity of product is nuts. Plus I've never seen a COA for what filler or solvents are being used, not that I would understand that.It's the wild west with peptides man, and unfortunately that means that a lot of people are being shot. I wish there was a perfect answer, and I agree and hate the fear mongering. A complete post of my feelings regarding all of this would be way too long.
When was the last time your doctor showed you a PDF for authenticity of product or a COA for what they injected into you?
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Ideally that's what the FDA should take care of and Pharma is technically supposed to have that information available along with chains of custody so that they can trace who had what lot at what time for the entire process...
But Big Pharma will bury the lead, and only after a significant statistic of people die will the FDA go in and make the company pay a fine that's less than you'd tip your waiter for their mistake.
Ain't saying the system isn't broken, just that it's fucked up that it is and I wished it worked like it is supposed to instead of working to line the pockets of rich assholes.
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