Dietary Supplementation with Specific Collagen Peptides Has a Body Mass Index-Dependent Beneficial Effect on Cellulite Morphology

Schunck M, Zague V, Oesser S, Proksch E · Journal of Medicinal Food

Six months is the longest placebo-controlled VERISOL exposure on record. Degree of cellulite and thigh skin waviness fell significantly against placebo in normal-weight women, and dermal density rose. The subcutaneous borderline shortened from baseline but did not separate from placebo, and the effect in overweight women was weaker than in normal-weight women.

Population

Women aged 24-50 with moderate cellulite

Intervention

2.5 g specific bioactive collagen peptides (VERISOL) daily for 6 months

Comparator

Placebo

Limitations

Cellulite morphology is a cosmetic endpoint with no bearing on articular cartilage. The primary result is reported in a body-mass-index subgroup, which is a weaker claim than an overall effect. Two authors are at the Collagen Research Institute; the product is GELITA's.