The Dark Side of Wellness: How Social Media is Fueling a Peptide Epidemic The world of peptides has become the latest frontier in the wellness industry, with social media influencers promoting these unregulated substances as miracle cures for weight loss and skin repair.
However, beneath the glossy online marketing lies a sinister reality: the unapproved peptide boom is putting athletes and ordinary people at risk.
Sport Integrity Australia's decision to expand its drug testing program is a response to this trend, which has been tracked by the agency through monitoring of black market imports and manufacturing.