Tissue repair / recovery
BPC-157
Body Protection Compound 157
The Verdict
The internet's favorite recovery peptide — and the one with the biggest evidence gap. Promising in animals, near-zero human data; Attia tried it and felt nothing. Interesting, not proven.
The Evidence
FDA / Legal Status
Not FDA-approved; moved to FDA 'Category 2' (restricts compounding-pharmacy production)
Human Evidence
Essentially zero human randomized trials — animal models, a small case series, and anecdote
Sport / Doping
Widely banned in sport
Safety Flags
- Upregulates VEGF — theoretical risk of accelerating an existing tumor; experts advise against continuous/preventative use
- Gray-market supply risks LPS/endotoxin contamination (fever, inflammation)
Who Covers It
Other experts in the panel had no substantive coverage of this peptide — we don't guess their position.
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