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I injected a weight loss peptide — my liver started failing days later (opens in a new tab)

nypost.com · 2026-10-30

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedMegan Hancocks decided to try a black-market peptide to lose weight after seeing glowing results online.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedAfter taking a product labeled as retatrutide, she developed acute liver failure within days.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe article says the real retatrutide is still undergoing clinical trials and that anything sold online is a knockoff of uncertain purity, safety and efficacy.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe article reports that in the latest retatrutide trial, participants lost an average of 44.3 pounds (19.5%) on the lower dose and 47.4 pounds (20.9%) on the higher dose.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated44.3 pounds / 19.5% and 47.4 pounds / 20.9%

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article says the Food and Drug Administration has warned about retatrutide and other unapproved compounded GLP-1 medications.View evidenceHide evidence

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