Collagen decreases triglycerides

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Regarding triacylglycerol (TG), 13 studies involving 204 rodents demonstrated a significantly lower TG in the CP group (p < 0.01; SMD = −2.16; CI = −3.76, −0.55).”

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 108 findings on its endpoint

Collagen

Triglycerides

lowers

Effect as reported

−2.16standardised mean difference

CI −3.76 to −0.55

Who: n = 204 · 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

Very limited evidencePMID 41168365 · 2026

02 · The study

Study: animal · not in humans
Participants: 204
Duration: not reported

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03 · The paper

International journal of obesity (2005)

Regular collagen peptide administration exerts anti-obesity effects in high-caloric diet-fed rodents-a systematic review with meta-analysis of animal trials.

2026PMID 41168365doi 10.1038/s41366-025-01905-3

What else it reported7 findings · 1 compound · 7 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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