The MHRA actively warns against unlicensed weight loss peptides sold online, including those labelled 'not for human use' or as 'research chemicals'
Pocai A, Carrington PE, Adams JR, Wright M, Eiermann G, Zhu L, Du X, Petrov A, Lassman ME, Jiang G, Liu F, Miller C, Tota LM, Zhou G, Zhang X, Sountis MM, Santoprete A, Capito E, Chicchi GG, Thornberry N, Bianchi E, Pessi A, Marsh DJ, Sinha RR
However, in the 5 years its been on the market, according to the Calocarb website, there have been no reports of other concerning side effects
Researchers use it as a tool compound in cell-based receptor assays, adipocyte and hepatocyte studies, and rodent models of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic disease