How to Boost Collagen Synthesis with Diet

Which foods can increase collagen deposition and prevent wrinkles? What about all of the vegan “collagen” products on the market?

Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

[TheStewieGriffinShow]

Kale, soy, vitamin C, and vitamin B12.

[jrmint]

My experience is, even if you take collagen, eating a high whole food rich plant based diet w soy, , beans, lentils, greens (spinach, kale, broccoli) tomatoes, peppers, carrots, squash, citrus, berries etc...really imporved my skin and gave me thicker more youthful skin, and is helping w my hyperpigmentation. Modeling new collagen requires a multifaceted approach when you get older. I do both, and i look better than I did 3 years ago. I'm in my 6th decade.

[johanessuryanata]

* tomato
* Sweet potato
* Green leafy vegetables
* Sulforaphane
* Soybean
* Vitamin C complex (natural)
* Vitamin B12

[Corilo]

Thanks! Finally a scientific take on the matter, while the market is flooding with slogans about collagen.

[terryjackson]

One need only look at middle-aged or older women who eat primarily plant based diets to see the results:
Cara Brotman (55), Natalie Imbruglia (49), Susanna Hoffs (65), Mimi Kirk(85), Annette Larkins (82), Karyn Calabrese (77), Carol Alt (63)

[patrick-louisvincent]

28% of collagen is composed of glycine. Vegan glycine is available. This is what I take: 1 teaspoon (about 10 grams) in my lunchtime smoothie, to which I add fresh parsley. Parsley, with its high epigenin content, is a precursor of collagen formation. I also add soy milk. You can also supplement with vitamin C and nettle.

[trevorregay]

Great stuff, but a summary of all that great stuff would be nice in these will watch again and dissect it

[WiLL-bzkj]

Kale, spinach, b12 ✅, gotta do more broccolis, maybe more vitC, thank you nutritionfacts

[jefflebowski]

I was always taught that Vitamin C produces collagen and this video supports that.

[Melanie____]

At 42 looking super young and thin because of a wfpb diet 🌱 I just wish they would take me seriously at my job .. as I don’t looked aged enough to look like I’ve had the life experience to know what I’m talking about 😂

[AH-cymd]

I’m 58, longtime vegan, my skin looks great, so I’m told 😊
Avoiding sun exposure in my later years has helped
It’s the osteoarthritis that I was considering trying to boost collagen synthesis (I’m unwilling to consume animal collagen, even if it did help)

[allencrider]

They ask me, "Allen, why do you look so young?" And I tell them. I tell them, "I've had an easy life!"

[elizabethmadness]

Massive salad and green smoothie everyday and I take the Sun Warrior collagen booster. Use dates instead of sugar. My skin is much clearer and more youthful than when I was eating SAD. Collagen powders taste like feet. 😂

[rebeccahenderson]

OMG!! That is a truly disgusting ingredient list. Thank you for this info, and as always you make a tremendous difference. Keep up the great work!

[lorenadavila]

Dr Greger can you talk about Lymphedema or Lymphnodes ❤ 1:28

[leftyfourguns]

This channel also has a few videos on the efficacy of topical application of vitamin C. Basically, it works!

[foxtrotecho]

Tomato paste
Sweet potato
Spinach
Kale
Broccoli
Soybean
Vitamin C rich food (belll pepper, for exemple)
Vitamin B12

[SureFeelsGood]

how about sea moss? surprised you din't talk about cocoa here--I wonder if it can inhibit MMP as well

[INNO]

What would be a great source of B12? Thanks

[eelkeaptroot]

Thanks doc, think it's too late for me to stay wrinkle free though...