Collagen-boosting recipes

<img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2020/08/bonebroth-7fc333e.jpg?quality=90&resize=620,413" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2020/08/bonebroth-7fc333e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=360,239 360w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2020/08/bonebroth-7fc333e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=180,119 180w, " sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" width="620" height="413" class="wp-image-407463 alignnone size-landscape_thumbnail" alt="Three cups filled with slow cooker bone broth" title="Slow cooker bone broth" /> <p class="p1">Collagen is an essential component for skin, bones, muscles and tendons. It’s also involved in helping your blood clot. It’s found in foods of animal origin, and is concentrated in the skin and joints. This means it’s present in recipes that use the bones and skin of fish, shellfish, poultry, beef, lamb and other proteins.</p>
<p>Foods that contain <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/gelatine-glossary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gelatine</a>, like bone broth, are also a good source of collagen. But, studies suggest <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29893587/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it may not result in increased collagen levels</a> as much as taking a supplement.</p>
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