Attention is not evidence.
Some peptides are everywhere online and barely studied in humans. Others are genuinely well-researched. The Hype Gap is the distance between the two — how far public confidence runs ahead of the actual human evidence.
◆ Attention
How much public interest and online discussion surrounds the compound.
◆ Human evidence
How mature and robust the controlled human research actually is.
◆ Hype gap
How far the confidence in online claims exceeds what the evidence supports.
How to read this
Attention and evidence are scored on independent 0–100 scales. A high attention score with a low evidence score produces a large hype gap — not because the compound is worthless, but because the confidence online has outrun the human data.
These are editorial estimates meant to orient, not precise measurements, and attention is never treated as evidence. A compound can have a large hype gap and still be scientifically interesting — it just hasn't earned the certainty people give it yet.
From the Index
The 10 Most Overhyped Peptides
Where social-media confidence most exceeds the clinical evidence, updated monthly.
In preparationMoving From Animal to Human Trials
Compounds whose evidence is maturing — the gap is starting to close.
In preparationThe State of Peptide Evidence
A yearly map of where the field's attention and evidence actually stand.
In preparation