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

Nature Podcast by podcast@nature.com

Jun 29, 202616:41News & Politics

Peptides — short chains of amino acids — have become huge online. The popularity of these molecules has skyrocketed and they are now the latest cure-all trend on social media. But what does the science say about their ef...

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Audio long read: Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype is an episode from Nature Podcast by podcast@nature.com. Peptides — short chains of amino acids — have become huge online. The popularity of these molecule...

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Published Jun 29, 2026, 16:41 long, audio available.