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CollagenFinding

Collagen decreases body mass

lowersInsufficient evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“As seen in Fig. 1A and Table 1, body mass has been reduced significantly in the CP group (p < 0.01; SMD = −1.87; CI = −2.8, −0.94).”
Quoted verbatim from Regular collagen peptide administration exerts anti-obesity effects in high-caloric diet-fed rodents-a systematic review with meta-analysis of animal trials.
This finding among the 67 findings on its endpoint

Collagen

Body mass

lowers

Effect as reported

−1.87standardised mean difference

CI −2.8 to −0.94

Who
Genetically unmodified mice and rats on a high-fat or high-caloric diet in both arms; pooled estimate from the highest collagen peptide dose of each trial
Dose studied
not reported

Insufficient evidencePMID 41168365 · 2026

02 · The study

Study
animal · not in humans
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
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  • very limited
  • insufficientthis finding

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y5VD9DBTJ8H7CH0H5MGSFT