Weight Medicine with Dr. Meghan MD's video: Dr Meghan: Does Eating Drinking Collagen Help Your Skin

Collagen-infused foods and drinks are everywhere. But do they actually do anything for your skin? Let's look at the evidence behind these claims! Dirty Lemon: Skin and Hair: https://dirtylemon.com/skin-hair REFERENCES: Asserin J, Lati E, Shioya T, Prawitt J. The effect of oral collagen peptide supplementation of skin moisture and the dermal collagen network: evidence from an ex vivo model and randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2015;14(4):291-301. Choi SY, Ko EJ, Lee YH, Kim BG, Shin HJ, Seo DB, Lee SJ, Kim BJ, Kim MN. Effects of collagen tripeptide supplement on skin properties: a prospective, randomized, controlled study. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2014;16(3):132-7. De Luca C, Mikhal’chik EV, Suprun MV, Papacharalambous M, Truhanov AI, Korkina LG. Skin Antiaging and systemic redox effects of supplementation with marine collagen peptides and plant-derived antioxidants: a single-blind case-control clinical study. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2016; Epub 2016 Jan 19. Proksch E, Schunck M, Zague V, Segger D, Degwert J, Oesser S. Oral intake of specific bioactive collagen peptides reduces skin wrinkles and increases dermal matrix synthesis. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2014;27(3):113-9. Please note that research is constantly changing. Every effort has been made to include the most current studies, however, since this publication there may be new research that was unable to be included in this video.