But do collagen supplements really do everything they claim to do?
It weakens as we age, and many people look to supplements to bring it back to life.
He continued, “It is unlikely that any whole collagen makes it to your bloodstream.”
In other words, it is unlikely that supplements do what they claim.
“However, amino acids may, and they serve as the building blocks for healthy skin cell functioning.
So, ingestible collagen may provide an indirect benefit to the skin,” Zeichner points out.
Zeichner adds that it may not be the collagen in the supplement providing the benefits at all.
