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The protein collagen makes body tissue elastic. Collagen makes the skin, bones and cartilage resistant to pressure and elastic. Collagen is therefore used in micronutrient medicine to strengthen connective tissue, for example in joint diseases and skin problems. Collagen: uptake and distribution.

Collagen is broken down in the intestine and the building blocks and smaller fragments are absorbed. Collagen hydrolyzate is already "pre-digested"; the fragments are available to the body after just four hours.

There is no storage of collagen in the narrower sense. The building blocks are used up immediately or built into the skin and joints. In order for the body's own collagen to be produced correctly, the body needs vitamin C.

What is the effect of collagen?

Collagen soothes inflammatory processes in the body, from which the joints and skin, for example, benefit. Image: stockdevil / iStock / Getty Images Plus.

Collagen is used to build up the body. It also has other physiological functions.

Joints and skin: Collagen therefore improves tissue nutrition and promotes regeneration. This could be shown in animal experiments in which radioactively labeled collagens were fed to animals. The components were built into joint structures and skin. Vitamin C is very important in this process.

Collagen soothes inflammatory processes in the body. It has been shown in animals that collagen reduces tissue-degrading activities. The joints and skin, for example, benefit from this. Collagen soothes pain and joint inflammation and promotes skin health.