Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints

Re:Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage i... by abecedarius on Thursday October 10, 2019 @11:41PM (#21221366)

I wonder if eating gelatin would work similarly; it's basically collagen. https://chriskresser.com/you-need-to-eat-gelatin-here-are-th... -- or conversely I wonder if your supplements would work better for me. (I was starting to suspect arthritis until I added this into my diet.)

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Re:Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage i... by ncmncm on Friday October 11, 2019 @03:05PM (#21227403)

Gelatin goes right through, undigested. Fact doesn't stop scams, though.

I used to eat a lot of Lysine to try to control cold sores. Didn't work.

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Re:Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage i... by abecedarius on Friday October 11, 2019 @05:19PM (#21228579)

Interesting -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin#Digestibility claims otherwise.

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Re:Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage i... by phodo on Friday October 11, 2019 @02:06AM (#21221934)

Does the body absorb collagen in potent enough concentrations if you eat gelatin?

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Re:Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage i... by abecedarius on Friday October 11, 2019 @01:38PM (#21226599)

All I can say is that it made an unmistakeable difference for my problem within a week, and it seems safe to try. It's my general understanding that proteins get broken down to amino acids in digestion, so the expected advantage for generally healthy people would be in getting enough of the right ones in the right proportions.

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