Fitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on Telegram
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Key context: <p>Ambassadors for Gencore Global directed followers to Telegram channels promoting steroids, prescription medicines and experimental peptides</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://composer.gutools.co.uk/content/6a4b897e8f0816352f9b0768">‘I felt dizzy’: body builder recalls how drug abuse caught up with him</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://composer.gutools.co.uk/content/6a4630168f089f7bcf1845e8">UK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warns</a></p></li></ul><p>Fitness influencers who publicly represent a global wellness brand are involved in running an illegal steroid market on social media, the Guardian can reveal.</p><p>Gencore Global presents itself as a UK-based health and wellness company and has recently appeared at FitXpo North West, a fitness event in Greater Manchester. It has also sponsored a racehorse, launched a UK combat sports and influencer boxing promotion, and is set to attend the National Running Show in Birmingham next year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/jul/12/fitness-influencers-linked-to-wellness-brand-helping-run-steroid-market-on-telegram">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Ambassadors for Gencore Global directed followers to Telegram channels promoting steroids, prescription medicines and experimental peptides‘I felt dizzy’: body builder recalls how drug abuse caught up with himUK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warnsFitness influencers who publicly represent a global wellness brand are involved in running an illegal steroid market on social media, the Guardian can reveal.Gencore Global presents itself as a UK-based health and wellness company and has recently appeared at FitXpo North West, a fitness event in Greater Manchester. It has also sponsored a racehorse, launched a UK combat sports and influencer boxing promotion, and is set to attend the National Running Show in Birmingham next year. Continue reading...
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