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3 Types of Collagen – A Full Breakdown Part1



What is Collagen?
Chinese women have been using collagen for centuries. Americans are expected to spend nearly $300 million on collagen products this year alone. So what is collagen?
Collagen is the most abundant protein found in the human body. This fibrous, structural protein is a major building block of connective tissues. Think of it like the body’s scaffolding. The glue that holds our tissues together.
Tissues such as skin, tendons, ligaments, joints, bones, hair, and nails are particularly rich in collagen. It is what keeps skin supple, hair glowing, nails and bones strong, and allows you to hit that yoga pose.
Our bodies produce collagen from amino acids building blocks using vitamin C. Due to aging, chronic health issues, exposure to environmental toxins, lifestyle choices, or genetic disorders, collagen production in the body may decline and be less than optimal.
This can lead to a host of health issues, including joint pain, reduced bone and muscle mass, poor gut health, and weak nails.
Thankfully, this can be slowed or even reversed with collagen supplementation. It’s little wonder collagen is catching the health world by storm.

What are the Benefits of Collagen Supplementation?
Collagen is a safe and effective way to reap some impressive health benefits. Just a few of the proven benefits of collagen include:

  • Improving skin health and appearance – Consuming collagen stimulates the body’s production of collagen in skin tissues. This leaves you looking younger and healthier. Several studies have found collagen supplementation to markedly slow the effects of aging and improve skin health.
    (Please see the link below. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
  • Relieving joint pain – Collagen consumption protects and maintains the health of joint cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. The collagen you consume accumulates in joint cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. In response, the body boosts its production of collagen in these tissues. This increase in collagen improves joint health and effectively relieves joint pain. (6, 7, 8, 9)
  • Preventing bone loss – While we don’t often think of our bones as being rich in connective tissue, they are made up mostly of collagen. Collagen gives bones their structure and strength. A lack of collagen can lead to loss of bone mass. Increasing your collagen intake can help you maintain healthy bones and even increase bone mineral density. (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
  • Improving gut health – This is a key benefit for those of us struggling with leaky gut. Collagen is a superfood when it comes to helping heal leaky gut. It helps restore proper function to the gut wall and those all-important tight junctions. The anti-inflammatory effects of collagen really boost its gut-healing abilities. Inflammation goes hand-in-hand with leaky gut. Reduce inflammation, heal the gut. (15, 16)
  • Enhancing muscle mass – Collagen makes up to 10% of our muscle tissue. This makes it important for maintaining both your muscle strength and function. Consuming collagen, along with exercise, stimulates the growth of new muscle tissue. No wonder it’s popular with fitness enthusiasts. (17, 18)
  • Supporting cardiovascular health – Without enough collagen, cardiovascular tissues can become weak and stiff. This can lead to life-threatening complications, such as heart attack and stroke. Collagen is necessary to support the strength and flexibility of blood vessels. This improves markers of cardiovascular health. (19, 20)
  • PIncreasing hair and nail growth – Increasing collagen consumption can leave you with stronger nails and faster hair growth. Beauty starts on the inside with the right nutrition. (21)




















Is All Collagen the Same?
There are at least 16 different types of collagen in the human body. The most prolific are Types 1, 2, and 3, comprising 80-90% of the collagen in the body. These types are also most commonly found in collagen supplements. Each type plays a specific role in the body.

- Related Link -
  1. Daily consumption of the collagen supplement Pure Gold Collagen® reduces visible signs of aging (nih.gov)
  2. Oral supplementation of specific collagen peptides has beneficial effects on human skin physiology: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study - PubMed (nih.gov)
  3. Effects of a nutritional supplement containing collagen peptides on skin elasticity, hydration and wrinkles Borumand M, Sibilla S - J Med Nutr Nutraceut (jmnn.org)
  4. (PDF) Oral Intake of Specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides Reduces Skin Wrinkles and Increases Dermal Matrix Synthesis (researchgate.net)
  5. Skin anti-aging strategies (nih.gov)
  6. Effect of the novel low molecular weight hydrolyzed chicken sternal cartilage extract, BioCell Collagen, on improving osteoarthritis-related symptoms: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - PubMed (nih.gov)
  7. 24-Week study on the use of collagen hydrolysate as a dietary supplement in athletes with activity-related joint pain - PubMed (nih.gov)
  8. 1809-9823-rbgg-19-01-00153.pdf (scielo.br)
  9. Collagen hydrolysate for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint disorders: a review of the literature - PubMed (nih.gov)
  10. Specific Collagen Peptides Improve Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers in Postmenopausal Women—A Randomized Controlled Study (nih.gov)
  11. A calcium-collagen chelate dietary supplement attenuates bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: a randomized controlled trial - PubMed (nih.gov)
  12. Role of collagen hydrolysate in bone and joint disease - PubMed (nih.gov)
  13. The role of collagen in bone strength - PubMed (nih.gov)
  14. 24-Week study on the use of collagen hydrolysate as a dietary supplement in athletes with activity-related joint pain - PubMed (nih.gov)
  15. Gelatin tannate reduces the proinflammatory effects of lipopolysaccharide in human intestinal epithelial cells (nih.gov)
  16. Collagen peptides ameliorate intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction in immunostimulatory Caco-2 cell monolayers via enhancing tight junctions - PubMed (nih.gov)
  17. Collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training improves body composition and increases muscle strength in elderly sarcopenic men: a randomised controlled trial (nih.gov)
  18. Structure and Function of the Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix (nih.gov)
  19. Effect of Collagen Tripeptide on Atherosclerosis in Healthy Humans (nih.gov)
  20. Collagen: The Fibrous Proteins of the Matrix - Molecular Cell Biology - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)
  21. Oral supplementation with specific bioactive collagen peptides improves nail growth and reduces symptoms of brittle nails - PubMed (nih.gov)


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3種のコラーゲン - それぞれの効果を知ろう! Part1



コラーゲンって何?
中国の女性は何世紀にもわたってコラーゲンを使用してきました。
アメリカ人は、今年だけでもコラーゲン製品に3億ドル近くを費やすと予想されています。
では、コラーゲンとは何でしょうか?
コラーゲンは、人間の体内に最も多く存在するタンパク質です。この繊維状構造のタンパク質は、結合組織の主要な構成要素です。コラーゲンは体の足場のようなもので私たちの体内の組織をまとめる糊のようなものです。
特に皮膚、腱、靭帯、関節、骨、髪の毛、爪などの組織には、コラーゲンが多く含まれています。肌のハリ、髪の毛のツヤ、爪や骨の強さを保ち、むず我恣意ヨガのポーズをとることができるのもコラーゲンのおかげです。
私たちの体は、ビタミンCを使ってアミノ酸の構成要素からコラーゲンを生成します。
加齢や慢性的な健康問題、環境中の有害物質への暴露、ライフスタイルの選択、遺伝的疾患などが原因で、体内のコラーゲン生成量が減少し、最適な状態ではなくなってしまうことがあります。その結果、関節痛、骨や筋肉の減少、腸内環境の悪化、爪の弱さなど、さまざまな健康上の問題が発生します。
幸いなことに、コラーゲンを補給することで、このようなトラブルを遅らせたり、またさらに改善に導くこともできます。コラーゲンが健康界に旋風を巻き起こしているのも不思議ではありませんね!

コラーゲンの効果
コラーゲンは、安全で効果的な方法で、いくつかの素晴らしい健康効果を得ることができます。コラーゲンの効果が証明されているものには、以下のようなものがあります。

  • 肌の健康と見た目の改善 - コラーゲンを摂取することで、皮膚組織でのコラーゲンの生成が促進されます。これにより、若くて健康的な印象を与えることができます。いくつかの研究では、コラーゲンを補給することで、加齢の影響を著しく遅らせ、肌の健康を改善することが分かっています。
    (詳しくは下記のリンクをご覧下さい。 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
  • 関節痛の緩和 - コラーゲンの摂取は、関節軟骨、腱、靭帯の健康を保護・維持します。摂取したコラーゲンは、関節の軟骨や腱、靭帯に蓄積されます。 コラーゲンを摂取すると、関節の軟骨や腱、靭帯に蓄積され、それに対応して体内でコラーゲンの生成が促進されます。コラーゲンが増えることで、関節の健康状態が改善され、関節痛が緩和されます。(6, 7, 8, 9)
  • 骨の減少を防ぐ - 骨が結合組織でできているとはあまり考えられませんが、骨の大部分はコラーゲンでできています。コラーゲンは、骨に構造と強度を与えます。コラーゲンが不足すると、骨量の減少につながります。コラーゲンの摂取量を増やすことで、 健康な骨を維持し、さらに骨密度を高めることができます。 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
  • 消化官の環境改善 - リーキーガット症候群に悩む私たちにとって、コラーゲンは重要な栄養素でリーキーガット症候群をを回復に導くさスーパーフードといえます。コラーゲンは、腸壁や重要な組織の密着結合の機能を正常に導くのに役立ちます。 コラーゲンの抗炎症作用は、消化官の環境改善をさらに高めます。炎症はリーキーガット症候群とと密接に関係してるといわれており、炎症を抑えれば、消化官を健康に導くことができます。 (15, 16)
  • 筋肉量の増加 - コラーゲンは人間の筋肉組織の10%を構成しています。そのため、コラーゲンは筋力と機能の両方を維持するのに重要です。コラーゲンを摂取すると、運動とともに新しい筋肉組織の成長が促されます。フィットネス愛好家に人気があるのもうなずけます。(17, 18)
  • 心血管の健康をサポート - コラーゲンが十分でないと、心血管組織は弱くなり、硬くなり生命を脅かす心筋梗塞や脳卒中など、合併症の原因となります。コラーゲンは、血管の強度と柔軟性を維持する効果があるため心血管の健康状態を示すマーカーが改善に導きます。(19, 20)
  • 髪と爪の成長を促進する - コラーゲンの消費量を増やすと、爪が丈夫になり、髪の成長も早くなります。美しさは、正しい栄養を摂ることで内側から始まります。(21)




















コラーゲンはどれも同じなの?
人間の体内には、少なくとも16種類のコラーゲンが存在します。最も多いのは1、2、3型で、体内のコラーゲンの80〜90%を占めています。これらのタイプは、コラーゲンのサプリメントにもよく含まれています。それぞれのタイプは、体内で特定の役割を果たしています。

- Related Link -
  1. Daily consumption of the collagen supplement Pure Gold Collagen® reduces visible signs of aging (nih.gov)
  2. Oral supplementation of specific collagen peptides has beneficial effects on human skin physiology: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study - PubMed (nih.gov)
  3. Effects of a nutritional supplement containing collagen peptides on skin elasticity, hydration and wrinkles Borumand M, Sibilla S - J Med Nutr Nutraceut (jmnn.org)
  4. (PDF) Oral Intake of Specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides Reduces Skin Wrinkles and Increases Dermal Matrix Synthesis (researchgate.net)
  5. Skin anti-aging strategies (nih.gov)
  6. Effect of the novel low molecular weight hydrolyzed chicken sternal cartilage extract, BioCell Collagen, on improving osteoarthritis-related symptoms: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - PubMed (nih.gov)
  7. 24-Week study on the use of collagen hydrolysate as a dietary supplement in athletes with activity-related joint pain - PubMed (nih.gov)
  8. 1809-9823-rbgg-19-01-00153.pdf (scielo.br)
  9. Collagen hydrolysate for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint disorders: a review of the literature - PubMed (nih.gov)
  10. Specific Collagen Peptides Improve Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers in Postmenopausal Women—A Randomized Controlled Study (nih.gov)
  11. A calcium-collagen chelate dietary supplement attenuates bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: a randomized controlled trial - PubMed (nih.gov)
  12. Role of collagen hydrolysate in bone and joint disease - PubMed (nih.gov)
  13. The role of collagen in bone strength - PubMed (nih.gov)
  14. 24-Week study on the use of collagen hydrolysate as a dietary supplement in athletes with activity-related joint pain - PubMed (nih.gov)
  15. Gelatin tannate reduces the proinflammatory effects of lipopolysaccharide in human intestinal epithelial cells (nih.gov)
  16. Collagen peptides ameliorate intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction in immunostimulatory Caco-2 cell monolayers via enhancing tight junctions - PubMed (nih.gov)
  17. Collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training improves body composition and increases muscle strength in elderly sarcopenic men: a randomised controlled trial (nih.gov)
  18. Structure and Function of the Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix (nih.gov)
  19. Effect of Collagen Tripeptide on Atherosclerosis in Healthy Humans (nih.gov)
  20. Collagen: The Fibrous Proteins of the Matrix - Molecular Cell Biology - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)
  21. Oral supplementation with specific bioactive collagen peptides improves nail growth and reduces symptoms of brittle nails - PubMed (nih.gov)


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3 Types of Collagen – A Full Breakdown Part1



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