More than twenty kinds of collagen are found in the tissues of our body.
Collagen is to the tissues in the human body, what steel rods are to reinforce concrete. If the steel rods of the frame are weak, all the structure becomes weak. Collagen mainly serve as support, filler, joint, insulation, protection or transport in the case of the blood system. Without this conjunctive tissue matrix rich in collagen, which acts as “a sort of glue that keeps our body together,” we would be a puddle. |
Aging and lifestyle directly affect several metabolic processes including our body’s ability to synthesize new proteins, including collagen.
According to the Nutrition and Food Science Centre of the University of McGill, it is mentioned that if our body is under stress, due to injuries or degenerative problems related to aging, it would need even more amino acids than it normally does. What happens if there is lack of collagen in the body? The decrease of collagen starts as at age 30 and can lead to:
Though the above is not a major health problem for a 30 year old, the reduction of collagen as we continue to age will have a direct effects on our health and life quality on the longer term. |
Dr Steffen Oesser, physiologist at the University Of Kiel, Germany published key studies on cartilage metabolism and regeneration. [1] Oesser et al. demonstrated for the first time that collagen hydrolysate stimulates collagen synthesis in cartilage cells. [3] This latest demonstrates that Collagen Hydrolysate stimulates collagen synthesis in cartilage cells that will boost the formation of new cartilage tissue. |