An overview of peptides used for fat loss and body recomposition. See how each one works, what to realistically expect, and what the research and users say.
AOD9604 is a fragment of human growth hormone — specifically the last 15 amino acids at one end of the molecul…
Cagrilintide is a long acting version of amylin, a hormone your pancreas releases alongside insulin whenever y…
CJC-1295 is a synthetic version of a hormone your body already produces called GHRH — growth hormone releasing…
IGF-1 LR3 is a modified version of IGF-1 — insulin-like growth factor 1 — a hormone your liver produces in res…
Ipamorelin is one of the cleanest and most selective growth hormone stimulants available in the research space…
Liraglutide is the GLP-1 drug that came before semaglutide, and it is the one that proved the whole category c…
Mazdutide is another dual GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist, developed by Innovent Biologics under license f…
Melanotan 2 is a synthetic version of a hormone your body makes called alpha-MSH, which signals skin cells to…
MOTS-c is a peptide discovered in 2015 that's encoded in your mitochondrial DNA — the energy-producing machine…
Retatrutide is a new class of weight loss drug that goes further than anything that came before it. While the…
Semaglutide is a synthetic version of GLP-1, a hormone your gut releases after you eat. GLP-1 tells your brain…
Setmelanotide, sold as Imcivree, is a fully FDA approved peptide, and it treats obesity in a way nothing else…
SLU-PP-332 is not a peptide in the traditional sense — it's a small synthetic molecule, but it's researched al…
Survodutide is a weekly injection from Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma that hits two targets at once:…
Tesamorelin is a synthetic version of GHRH — the same hormone that CJC-1295 mimics — but it's a closer copy of…
Tirzepatide is a dual-action version of the GLP-1 drugs — it hits two receptors at the same time instead of on…