Shiloah Kviatkovsky, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, and leader of the studies “Collagen peptide supplementation for pain and function: is it effective and if so, why?” and “Collagen peptides supplementation improves function, pain, and physical and mental outcomes in active adults.” Medicine.UAMS.edu/physiology/faculty/secondary-faculty/
The word “collagen” comes from the Greek word “glue”—and that’s a good word to describe the body’s most abundant protein.…