Taking hyaluronic acid pills might trick your skin cells into making more of their own hyaluronic acid and collagen by sending signals from your gut, which could help your skin look healthier.

Claim Language

Language Strength

definitive

Uses definitive language (causes, prevents, cures)

The verb 'stimulates' is definitive because it asserts a direct causal effect — implying the supplement actively triggers a biological process, not just a possible or associated outcome.

Context Details

Domain

nutrition

Population

human

Subject

Oral hyaluronic acid supplementation

Action

stimulates

Target

endogenous synthesis of collagen and hyaluronic acid in dermal fibroblasts

Intervention Details

Type: supplement

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