Indians crave untested Chinese weight-loss peptides

Indians crave untested Chinese weight-loss peptides

It started with an Instagram video of an influencer touting the most effective weight-loss peptides. In two taps, your feed is filled with a peptide-driven weight loss journey. And then the rabbit hole started: YouTube explainers, AI-reduced scientific papers, Reddit post obsessions, private chat groups. Finally, there are powdered weight-loss drugs shipped from China that … Read more

U.S. FDA says TV ads for Novo diet pill are false or misleading

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said television ads for Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug were “false or misleading,” according to a Feb. 5 letter. On March 8, 2024, Wegovy pens were sorted on the packaging line at the plant in Hillerenau and Nord, Denmark. (File photo/Reuters) The health watchdog said the TV ad misleadingly stated … Read more