ʻO Collagen kahi pūmua e hāʻawi ana i nā ʻiʻo kino i ko lākou ʻano, paʻakikī, rigidity, a me ke ʻano. Loaʻa ia ma nā iwi, cartilage, tendons, a me ka ʻili.
ʻO nā meaʻai protein kiʻekiʻe e hānai i ka hana collagen, me ka ʻiʻo, ka iʻa, nā hua manu, a me ka waiu. Pono pū ʻo Collagen i nā meaʻai e like me ka huaora C (loaʻa i nā hua, nā lau lau, a me nā ʻōmato) a me ka zinc.