Audio long read: Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype

Cassandra Willyard, Benjamin Thompson

Published Jun 29, 2026

Description

Nature examines the booming market for unregulated peptides and asks whether scientific evidence supports the health and wellness claims driving their popularity.

Keywords

peptides wellness evidence assessment

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