Alexander Schauss, Stephen Schwartz, Kimberly Hammon, Anna Gafner Hardy, Norman Guttman, Michelle Fong, Amanda Dahl
Objectives: The aim of the study intended to correlate the effects of the dietary supplement, BioCell Collagen, with any changes associated with skin aging, since dietary supplements claim cutaneous anti-aging properties for their products; however, research supporting these claims remains sparse. Methods: A 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 128 female subjects, aged 39-59 (50.57 ± 5.55) randomly assigned to treatment or placebo. Intervention: Twice daily oral administration of a supplement containing 500 mg of a naturally occurring matrix of collagen type-II peptides, hyaluronic acid, and chondroitin sulfate, derived from chicken sternal cartilage, or placebo...
June 2019: Current Developments in Nutrition