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The effectiveness of collagen as a weight loss therapy
Peer‑reviewed human trials on gelatin or collagen supplements and appetite control are limited but mixed: several small randomized studies report either no effect on subjective hunger/energy intake or...
Clinical research so far gives mixed, tentative support for certain forms and doses of collagen/gelatin to modestly reduce appetite or body fat, but effects are small, inconsistent across populations,...
The “Dr. Ashton gelatin trick” is a viral pre‑meal habit—mixing unflavored gelatin or with water, chilling or drinking it before meals to increase fullness—that circulated widely on social platforms a...
Orally consumed () and have both been tested in multi‑week randomized controlled trials in humans with reproducible, though modest, benefits for skin elasticity, joint pain/function, tendon adaptation...
Randomized controlled trials of collagen/gelatin for weight loss are limited but growing: several 12-week RCTs of collagen peptides in older or overweight adults reported modest reductions in body fat...
Clinical trials show that gelatin (and some collagen preparations) can suppress appetite acutely and reduce subsequent energy intake in single-meal or short-term experiments, but those early benefits ...