RFK Jr.'s hand-picked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses
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- The FDA committee voted to recommend lifting restrictions on manufacturing certain peptides for human use, despite lacking evidence on safety and efficacy.
- The vote was influenced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a peptide enthusiast.
- Peptides are short chains of amino acids (10-20 long), differing from proteins which can be much longer.
- Some peptides like insulin are produced by targeted processing of proteins, while others result from random protein breakdown.
- Understanding a peptide's function requires extensive research, and current evidence often comes from cell studies, not whole animals, which can misrepresent safety.