March 19 Radio Duration 22:49
Wellness influencers on social media are touting injectable peptides as a new wonder drug, claiming compounds like BPC-157 can improve muscle strength, boost recovery times and even increase longevity. But University of Alberta health misinformation expert Tim Caulfield says the evidence doesn’t support the hype, and warns people against injecting unregulated substances. For transcripts of The Dose, please visit: lnk.to/dose-transcripts. [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-dose-transcripts-listen-1.6732281] Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. For more episodes of this podcast, click this link. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dose/id1498259551]