U.S. health officials are moving forward with a plan to allow specialty pharmacies to produce certain peptides, a class of drugs that have been taking over the wellness industry. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been a proponent of peptides, describing himself as “a big fan.”Prior to joining the administration, he publicly declared that the “FDA’s war” on peptides must end.But as peptides are increasingly pushed by self-prescribed “wellness influencers,” experts are increasingly weighing in on their targeted uses, consequences of misuse, and how they became a social media trend. What are peptides? Peptides are short chains of…