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Steroids at least work. Injecting peptides…. I guess you could just get them from a healthy diet.
by Temporary_31337 4y ago
Steroids at least work. Injecting peptides…. I guess you could just get them from a healthy diet.
- bayesian_horse 4y agoNope. You didn't read the article. The peptide hormones usually don't even occur in "a healthy diet" or at least a common one, nor would they survive a digestive tract. They are chains of a few aminoacids, essentially very very short proteins. Insulin falls under this category. Yes, they have to be kept relatively cool and have to be injected, most or all of them. And they are genuinely useful (not just the insulin). Semaglutid for example was first isolated from some reptile's salivary gland (healthy diet??) and is very effective at controlling diabetes and regulating appetite in people who have an obvious issue with that.
- rbanffy 4y ago> from some reptile's salivary gland Kissing dragons is part of a healthy diet.