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Collagen Peptides: Should You Take Them?

Collagen peptides!! Can they make you look younger and be healthier? It feels like everyone wants to be bursting with collagen, and apparently the way to do it is by scooping up that white powder of collagen peptides and guzzling it down. Do that, and — according to the wellfluencers — not only will your skin be as bouncy as a baby's bottom, but you'll…

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  1. Can Collagen Cream Get Into the Skin? at 7:56

    Dermatologist Natalia Spierings says rubbing collagen or collagen peptides onto skin with a face cream does not work. Full answer

  2. Why Didn't Collagen Supplements Improve Skin? at 12:20

    A review from South Korea of 23 studies with more than 1400 participants found that in high quality studies considering the placebo effect, collagen… Full answer

  3. What Happens When You Eat Collagen? at 17:34

    Luc van Loon, at Maastricht University, says the gut breaks eaten collagen down into amino acids. Full answer

  4. Does Collagen Need Exercise to Work? at 28:26

    Rob Erskine, at Liverpool John Moores University, says exercise is required for hydrolyzed collagen to increase collagen in tendons. Full answer

  5. Why Does Keith Baar Take Hydrolyzed Collagen? at 32:32

    Keith Baar, at the University of California, Davis, takes hydrolyzed collagen for joint health, where the evidence is better than it is for skin. Full answer

  6. How Does Clare Collins Make Collagen Without Powder? at 33:30

    Clare Collins, a professor of nutrition and dietetics at the University of Newcastle, says those amino acids also come from meat, including fish, and from… Full answer

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