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Fish Collagen Peptides Improve Cholesterol Profiles in Rats

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The takeaway

Collagen hydrolysates from salmon and trout skins improved lipid profiles (reduced LDL, increased HDL) in rats, demonstrating cardiovascular benefits of marine collagen peptides beyond skin/joint health.

Key finding

Collagen hydrolysates from salmon and trout skins improved lipid profiles (reduced LDL, increased HDL) in rats, demonstrating cardiovascular benefits

What the researchers found

Collagen hydrolysates from salmon and trout skins improved lipid profiles (reduced LDL, increased HDL) in rats, demonstrating cardiovascular benefits of marine collagen peptides beyond skin/joint health.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2009.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Fish Collagen Peptides Improve Cholesterol Profiles in Rats
What was found?
Collagen hydrolysates from salmon and trout skins improved lipid profiles (reduced LDL, increased HDL) in rats, demonstrating cardiovascular benefits of marine collagen peptides beyond skin/joint health.

Read the original research

Effect of collagen hydrolysates from salmon and trout skins on the lipid profile in rats.

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 57(21), 10477-82

Citation

Saito, Masataka; Kiyose, Chikako; Higuchi, Tomoyuki; Uchida, Naoyuki; Suzuki, Hiramitsu. (2009). Effect of collagen hydrolysates from salmon and trout skins on the lipid profile in rats.. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 57(21), 10477-82. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf902355m