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Is collagen in actual foods, or do specific foods just activate it in the body?

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We eat collagen: Animals have collagen. When we eat animals, we eat their collagen. We ourselves are animals and can also make our own collagen from nutrients we gain from what we eat.

Answered 7/3/2016

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