However, a landmark July 2025 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by Shankar, Davis, Bonilla, et al., revealed a fascinating and complex paradox regarding redox homeostasis in these conditions
Its products are manufactured in cGMP-compliant facilities and undergo testing for identity, potency, and contaminants such as heavy metals and microbes
That sale would be lawful, even if theoretically, the person that purchased it used it for personal consumption. (Dresser also notes that there is very limited enforcement of the rules governing this space.) The popularity of modern weight-loss treatments, combined with their high costs and shortages of supplies, have made unofficial forms of them popular in such underground online drug bazaars
Myth: Taking glutamine is the same as taking glutathione because the names are similar