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COLLAGEN

While we haven’t quite got to the stage of popping pills as meal replacements, it has become incredibly normal to be taking supplements or powders as part of a health regime. One product that has boomed in popularity is collagen, touted for its benefits for skin and joints, so we investigated how it works, where it comes from and what the evidence says.

Understanding collagen

Collagen is a type of protein

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