The experts at Altroconsumo open our eyes to collagen supplements: there is something that they tell us is absolutely not true.
Skin aging can create many problems for us, even if we know perfectly well that it is a natural consequence of advancing age, it is not easy to accept it. Especially in this society where it is mandatory to always be active, motivated, young in short, seeing the signs of aging traumatizes us! We therefore look for every possible remedy: healthy eating, sporting activity but also some aesthetic help; not everyone can afford a plastic surgeon or advanced but expensive aesthetic techniques, so we rely on cosmetics that promise wonders!
Over time the skin changes and, especially in women after menopause, less collagen is produced: this substance, created by our body, is present in the tissues and helps to keep them elastic and compact; the skin benefits the most but it also helps keep hair, nails, bones, tendons and joints healthy. By decreasing its production with age, the skin tends to become thin and less elastic, thus allowing the onset of wrinkles.
In recent years there has been a rather high increase on the market of products that contain collagen to be taken orally, advertising them as a method to compensate for the collagen no longer produced and therefore improve the health of the skin. But are they really that miraculous?
Altroconsumo’s investigation discovers that there is something false in the advertised benefits: here’s why
The experts of the famous magazine Altroconsumo they tell us that there is not much scientific evidence on whether the collagen taken helps prevent wrinkles or in any case integrate it. The scientific literature has not produced any relevant studies in this regard, so the benefit of supplements of this substance is absolutely not proven.
For healthy skin you don’t need collagen supplements – biopianeta.it
First of all they explain to us that the collagen molecule is too large to be absorbed by our gastrointestinal system; when we ingest supplements, they are broken down into smaller particles called amino acids.
These substances are absorbed by the body and in any case used, through synthesis, to give the tissues what they need but it is not certain that the dermis also uses them, it is not proven! It is much easier to find these amino acids in a balanced diet but above all the experts explain to us that other substances are needed to produce collagen such as, for example, vitamin C; vitamin present, as we know, in many foods.
Certainly, serious independent scientific research has not yet been done on the matter and therefore there is no real evidence of the validity of collagen supplements; so much so that words such as “helps the skin maintain its firmness and elasticity” are prohibited in product claims.. Let us therefore be careful not to chase expensive and useless chimeras, but instead stick to a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle to keep our skin young.
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2023-12-14 21:30:44
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