Episode 109 - "Collagen Peptides for Injury Prevention & Tissue Repair" with Professor Keith Baar

Episode 109 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Collagen Peptides for Injury Prevention & Tissue repair" with Prof Keith Baar PhD (University of California Davis, USA).

In this session we get into:

• Role and importance to athletes of connective tissue and collagen synthesis.
• Diet and exercise impact on collagen synthesis.
• The potentially beneficial role of supplementing collagen peptides for injury prevention and tissue repair.
• The various collagen derivatives (i.e. Gelatin and Hydrolyzed Collagen) and the important role of Vitamin C status.
• Dosage, timing, and other important considerations.

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