SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training improves body composition and increases muscle strength in elderly sarcopenic men: a randomised controlled trial.
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- What was studied
- A randomized double-blind trial tested collagen peptides added to supervised resistance training in older men with sarcopenia.
- Who / model studied
- Fifty-three men, mean age 72.2 years, completed the study; 26 received collagen and 27 placebo.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Both groups trained three times weekly for 12 weeks; the intervention used 15 g/day collagen peptides versus silica placebo.
- What the study found
- Collagen versus placebo produced larger gains in DXA fat-free mass (+4.2 vs +2.9 kg) and quadriceps strength (+16.5 vs +7.3 Nm), with greater fat loss.
- Limitations & context
- Silica was not a matched-protein comparator, and DXA fat-free mass is not direct muscle. No serious adverse events were reported.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1017/s0007114515002810