Health benefits

Health benefits

Hydrolyzed collagen is a highly digestible protein, and an oral ingestion has been reported as having beneficial effects on joint & bone health, on skin health and for weight management and sports performance.^{[citation needed]}

Digestibility

The bioavailability of hydrolyzed collagen has been demonstrated by many studies. In a study of 1999, scientists demonstrated on mice that more than 90% of orally administered ¹⁴C labelled hydrolyzed collagen is digested and absorbed in 6 hours after ingestion. An important part is accumulated in cartilage and skin.^[3] In another study of 2005, scientists showed that the hydrolyzed collagen is absorbed in small peptides in the बलूद