Otherwise we would turn into the protein we eat. Think about it: you drink milk and end up with a joint made of milk, or you eat eggs and eggs build up in your joints. Absurd, isn’t it?
Very little of the collagen you take by mouth actually reaches your joints. You can get the same collagen effect simply from meat or egg protein, because each is broken down into small amino acids, and the amino acids are used in whichever organ needs them.
We look not at where the pain is, but at where it comes from.
— Dr. Elfana Suleymanova, Center Director · Internist and osteopathic physician