1- What is collagen?
Collagen is the main structural protein in various tissues of the body such as skin, bone, cartilage, tendon and muscles.
It constitutes 25% of the protein in the body.
It is the protein that makes up 75% of the skin.
Collagen provides the thickness, flexibility, brightness, softness, vitality and elasticity of the skin.
With age, the amount of collagen in the skin decreases.
Collagen decreases significantly with menopause in women.
With the decrease of collagen in the skin, the elasticity, brightness, softness and vitality of the skin are lost.
It causes wrinkles, sagging, staining and drying of the skin.
2- Who can use it and how?
It is used as a cosmetic protein additive.
3- What are natural collagen sources?
Collagen is found in bones, cartilage, tendons, skin and joint ligaments of cattle, pigs and fish.
4- What are the foods containing collagen?
Collagen is found in bones, cartilage, tendons, skin and joint ligaments of cattle, pigs and fish. However, these parts of animals cannot be consumed naturally. For example, the skin, bones and head of the fish are separated and discarded before cooking.
5- What is a collagen supplement?
Collagen supplement; It is a collagen peptide protein that can be used in powder, capsule or liquid form obtained from bone, cartilage, tendon, skin and joint ligaments of pigs and fish.
6- Is it suitable for everyone?
Healthy individuals without organ failure or autoimmune disease (as collagen decreases after 40 years of age) can be used as a food supplement.
7- What are the factors that cause collagen loss?
The synthesis of collagen in our body begins to decrease at the age of 20-25.
There are 2 main factors that determine collagen in the body.
We have no chance to change the first genetic factor.
The second factor is environmental and personal habits; aging, smoking, alcohol, malnutrition
Vitamin C, together with its antioxidant effect, increases the effectiveness of collagen by suppressing the collagenase enzyme, which breaks down absorbed collagen.
8- Some people sleep at 21.30 because the body is producing collagen at that hour. Is this correct information? Does the body produce collagen during sleep?
It is known that, classically, spiritual metabolic regeneration in the body is more pronounced during rest and sleep periods.
It is no coincidence that we feel better after a good sleep.
There is no definite scientific data on the clock and time of collagen production in the body.
Although there are different recommendations regarding the use of collagen; There is not enough scientific data on the difference between morning or night, fasting or full stomach use.
It has been reported that fruit juices used in the production of some collagens may impair the stability of collagen due to the anthocyanins they contain.
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