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The Listening Room - Collagen supplements improve skin but won't stop wrinkles, research says

May 19, 2026 - Collagen supplements improve skin but won’t stop wrinkles, research says

Questions

  1. b

  2. bccc

  3. boost collagen levels, way up to(weigh up)

Dictation

  1. (Last) places sell or advertise collagen supplements, but what are the benefits of taking them on a daily basis(.)

    • Lots of places sell or advertise collagen supplements, but what are the benefits of taking them on a daily basis?

  2. A new scientific review by a team from Anglia Ruskin University(,) published in the Athestic Surgery Journal Open Forum(,) has looked into exactly this, and here is what (he) found.

    • A new scientific review by a team from Anglia Ruskin University, published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, has looked into exactly this, and here’s what it found.

  3. Let’s start with the basics. What is collagen? (While) it’s a type of protein found naturally in the body.

    • Let’s start with the basics. What is collagen? Well, it’s a type of protein found naturally in the body.

  4. It supports and strenthens the skin, nails, bone and connective tissues, but the mount (the) body makes drops with age.

    • It supports and strengthens the skin, nails, bone and connective tissues. But the amount the body makes drops with age.

  5. The team behind this review (accessed) the result of (1,300 in Charles) involving nearly 8,000 people, and say it brings (together) the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplements.

    • The team behind this review assessed the results of 113 trials involving nearly 8,000 people, and say it brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplements.

  6. They say it shows (that) pills or powders can offer some real skin (rejourvanating) gains. (taking) daily the protein can improve skin tone (or) elasticity and moisture, but it doesn’t appear to (revent) other (sense) of aging, such as (wrankles).

    • They say it shows the pills or powders can offer some real skin-rejuvenating gains. Taken daily, the protein can improve skin tone or elasticity and moisture, but it doesn’t appear to prevent other signs of ageing, such as wrinkles.

  7. The researchers also say supplements can boost collagen levels to ease joint pain and stiffness (of) wear-and-tear (athriters).

    • The researchers also say supplements can boost collagen levels to ease joint pain and stiffness from wear-and-tear arthritis.

  8. Experts say consumers should be cautious about bold (and anti-aging) (advertise) claims and weigh up (the potential) benefits against (the) price.

    • Experts say consumers should be cautious about bold anti-ageing claims and weigh up the potential benefits against the price.

  9. And there are several types of supplements people can take, including (marine) from fish, (boving) from (horse) and (vegan) collagen. The review (is) unable to show if any (would) better than (the) others.

    • And there are several types of supplements people can take, including marine from fish, bovine from cows and vegan collagen. The review was unable to show if any worked better than the others.

Vocabulary

  1. collagen - n. 胶原蛋白

  2. supplements - n. 补充物（这里指补剂）products you take to add nutrients to your diet v. 补充

  3. on a daily basis - 每天、日常地 every day

  4. connective tissues - n. 结缔组织 parts of the body that connect and support other tissues

  5. to date - 迄今为止 until now

  6. powders - dry substances made of very small particles

  7. skin-rejuvenating - making the skin look younger or fresher

  8. skin tone - the colour and appearance of your skin

    • n. 色调（颜色）；音调（音乐）；声调（语言）；肌肉张力；调子（对某地或某物的）特征或态度 v. 使（肌肉）强健；对（照片）调色

  9. elasticity - n. 弹性 the ability to stretch and return to normal；适应能力；供需变化对价格的敏感度

  10. wrinkles - n. 皱纹、褶皱 lines or folds in the skin, often from aging；（非正式）有用的信息或建议 v. 产生皱纹 be wrinkled by age

  11. joint pain - pain in places where bones meet

  12. stiffness - n. 僵硬（关节）difficulty moving easily；严重或强的程度

  13. wear-and-tear arthritis - joint damage caused by long-term use

    • wear-and-tear 磨损

    • tear v. 撕扯 如 tear up 撕碎；（激动地）快速移动；（内心）拉扯、挣扎、纠结 n. （撕扯造成的）小洞或小缝；眼泪

    • wear v. 穿戴；磨损；消磨（时间）wearing half the day；使船转向，背对风向 n. 穿戴（抽象概念）；（特定类型的）衣服；磨损

    • 相似的词与过去式、过去分词

      原型过去式过去分词
      wearworeworn
      teartoretorn
      bearboreborn
      swearsworesworn

    • arthritis n. 关节炎

  14. bold adj. （人、想法、行为）勇敢的、大胆的；（颜色或设计）醒目的、鲜艳的 n. 粗体

  15. weigh up 衡量、仔细权衡

  16. bovine - adj. 牛相关的 relating to or from a cow n. 牛科动物

Transcript

Lots of places sell or advertise collagen supplements, but what are the benefits of taking them on a daily basis? A new scientific review by a team from Anglia Ruskin University, published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, has looked into exactly this, and here’s what it found.

Let’s start with the basics. What is collagen? Well, it’s a type of protein found naturally in the body. It supports and strengthens the skin, nails, bone and connective tissues. But the amount the body makes drops with age.

The team behind this review assessed the results of 113 trials involving nearly 8,000 people, and say it brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplements. They say it shows the pills or powders can offer some real skin-rejuvenating gains. Taken daily, the protein can improve skin tone or elasticity and moisture, but it doesn’t appear to prevent other signs of ageing, such as wrinkles. The researchers also say supplements can boost collagen levels to ease joint pain and stiffness from wear-and-tear arthritis.

Experts say consumers should be cautious about bold anti-ageing claims and weigh up the potential benefits against the price. And there are several types of supplements people can take, including marine from fish, bovine from cows and vegan collagen. The review was unable to show if any worked better than the others.