MYTHBUSTERS
COLLAGEN IN YOUR COFFEE: DOES IT ACTUALLY MAKE YOUR SKIN BETTER?
In the 1990s, everyone who watched Friends wanted Jennifer Aniston’s haircut. Now, she’s hoping that we’ll all want to copy her morning cuppa: a coffee with a spoonful of her collagen supplement stirred in. But is there any scientific support for the claim that the supplement will “promote a youthful appearance”?
Collagen is one of the most abundant proteins in the body. It plays a role in building cells for skin, hair and nails, and as connective tissue in cartilage, muscle, and tendons. Studies have shown collagen’s effectiveness in reducing symptoms of arthritis, repairing tendons and ligaments, and as a scaffold for growing tissues for testing in the laboratory.