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Synthetic peptides are getting some serious hype: From fitness influencers on your FYP to people seeking new options for chronic conditions, many are eager to see benefits.<\/p>\n

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And while the human body make peptides like insulin and the hormone oxytocin, most of the synthetic peptides we’re hearing about are approved by the Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n

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Scientists say that raises some big concerns about safety and efficacy.<\/p>\n

So ahead of this week’s FDA meeting to discuss seven commonly used peptides, we get into the science with health reporter Sarah Boden.<\/p>\n

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Synthetic peptides are getting some serious hype, from fitness influencers on your FYP to people seeking new options for chronic conditions. And while the human body already makes peptides, like insulin and the hormone oxytocin, most of the viral synthetic peptides are not <\/em>approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Scientists say that raises some big concerns about safety and efficacy. So ahead of this week\u2019s FDA meeting to discuss seven commonly used peptides, we get into the science with health reporter Sarah Boden.<\/p>\n

Interested in more science behind health trends? Email us your question at <\/em>shortwave@npr.org<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. It includes perks like bonus episodes, early access, archive access, curated playlists and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <\/em>plus.npr.org<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-short-wave"],"yoast_head":"\nDoes the science of peptides live up to the hype? - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=6255\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Does the science of peptides live up to the hype? - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Synthetic peptides are getting some serious hype, from fitness influencers on your FYP to people seeking new options for chronic conditions. 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