Companies that manufacture foods and drinks that contain collagen often claim that by ingesting their products, customers benefit from younger-looking skin and minimize the signs of aging, but the way collagen breaks down in the body does not transfer to your skin.
Collagen is naturally found in many animals and meat products.
Since collagen is a protein, it breaks down into amino acids during digestion. This process is what prevents the collagen you eat from natural sources and collagen-enhanced foods from passing along benefits to your skin in the form of less wrinkles or improved elasticity.
Collagen-enhanced foods and beverages are often costly, and any benefit to your body may be negligible compared to the price tag. Topical products, such as creams and facial masks, often contain collagen as an anti-aging ingredient, but just as eating collagen will not transfer benefits to your appearance, there is no evidence that topical collagen will do so either.
Collagen comes in many forms, and most foods and drinks marketed as anti-aging products do not specify exactly what type of collagen they contain. Some forms of collagen may stimulate arthritis, which could render collagen-enhanced foods detrimental for older people and those diagnosed with arthritis.
Only by adding food rich in antioxidants to the diet on a regular basis, collagen production in our body can be improved.
Antioxidants will trigger our body to produce its own source of collagen. This is the safest and effective method.
