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Dermal collagen undergoes gradual fragmentation with age, impairing skin mechanical properties and elasticity.
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SUPPLEMENTS
• MIXED
Collagen for Joint Health
RESEARCH
- Collagen is crucial for joints and skin, but swallowed collagen may break down in your stomach before reaching joints—the real benefit likely depends on your overall diet and weight.
COMMUNITY
- Mixed views: some report benefits from hydrolyzed collagen for gut/skin, others question anti-aging effects and prefer whole food sources.
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SAFETYGenerally safe for most adults, but check with your doctor if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, or allergic to the collagen source (often fish or bovine).
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
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Collagen is essential for structural integrity of skin, tendons, bones, and connective tissues throughout the body.
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Diet restriction decreases collagen accumulation; overweight status increases collagen aging and stiffness.
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55% positive
“The recently marketed "Collagen Peptide" products use patented ways of processing the collagen containing tissues of animals, and there is recent research about them having beneficial effects; some of which is not substantial. Regular Beef Gelatin already has decades of research on the same benefits. The ideas in research (which is all funded by the patent-holders) are that the collagen in their products is more fully hydrolyzed, with more short-chain collagen peptides, and that some specific peptides exert stronger effects.”
U/GOZENKA ↗“Theyre legit, but less effective than drinking bone broth. And chicken and mutton collagen isn’t as potent as beef ones. I have the Beef Hydrolysed collagen from vital proteins and it’s been a boon for my gut, hair, skin, nails etc. ​ Vegetarian collagen is a total scam so don’t even bother with that”
U/[DELETED] ↗“There have been many studies that exogenous collagen doesn't help in anti aging. Just buy some retinoids bro.”
U/[DELETED] ↗COMMENTS
Add context that might help others — skin type, conditions like PCOS, what you'd tried before. The more specific, the more useful.
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