# Are peptides supplements? The problem with reclassifying peptides to fall under DSHEA

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Podcast: [Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scientific-health-education-and-human-performance-6411539)
Published: 2026-06-08T19:15:30+00:00
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## Resource

There is a current political push to reclassify a growing number of potential therapeutics from being a potential drug to being a supplement. But could moving synthetic peptides under DSHEA's dietary supplement framework be a serious public health mistake? Well, let's talk about that... Please make sure to follow our work on: Webpage @ https://www.scientific-health.org/ YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education Substack @ https://jeclark.substack.com Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/ Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance Bluesky @ scientific-health.bsky.social If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack .

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