The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency’s list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.
Some peptides, like insulin, have long been used as treatments, but many others have received little study and much remains unknown about their benefits or harms.
Edward Russo, the only member of a White House task force, thinks the president doesn’t get enough credit for conservation at his golf courses, among other things.