For dietary supplement brands, products containing peptides such as BPC-157 fall outside FDA regulations for supplements and are likely to trigger regulatory actions
doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1665957 Received 14 July 2025 Accepted 25 September 2025 Published 10 October 2025 Volume 17 - 2025 Edited by Indrani Poddar, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States Reviewed by Shikha Grover, Dyne Therapeutics, United States Ayush Kumar Srivastava, SUNY Potsdam, United States Updates Copyright 2025 Invernizzi, Ciocca, Contaldi, Inverso, Calandrella, Mignone, Barichella, Isaias and Pezzoli
Tchakonte et al., 2023) and as a food source for predators (Gilioli et al., 2017) may reduce biodiversity
Given these single-agent efficacy profiles and the lack of comparative benefit data for combinations, current clinical consensus favors optimizing GLP-1 dosing before considering additional agents
It works by supporting the bodys natural signaling related to growth hormone pathways (rather than replacing growth hormone directly)