I don’t think Gwyneth Paltrow knows what a peptide is

She’s decidedly heard of a peptide. I don’t cognize if she understands what they are. | Photo: Getty Images

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These days, it seems I cannot flight peptides. Online, I've been assaulted by videos of shirtless Chads injecting dubiously sourced bottles of the alleged "Wolverine stack." On the New York City subway, I'm haunted by Serena Williams' Ro ads for casual GLP-1 access. Silicon Valley seems to beryllium a parade of peptide parties. In Washington, RFK Jr. has said he's pro-peptide and wants to grow access. In July, the FDA wi …

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