{
  "id": 969045,
  "title": "‘He told me peptides were safe’: Alex's quest to get bigger became a warning for young men",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/he-told-me-peptides-were-safe-alexs-quest-to-get-bigger-became-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T09:29:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ynetnews Culture",
    "slug": "ynetnews-culture",
    "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/bjirvituze"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australian bodybuilder Alex Boutin began using steroids as a teen and later turned to unapproved injectable peptides; after he died from myocarditis at 33, his sister is warning of a booming online market and the body-image pressures behind his years of use",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}