When older men with muscle loss take collagen supplements during strength training, gaining muscle is more closely linked to losing fat compared to those taking a placebo.

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The study reports correlation coefficients, so 'associated' is appropriate; the verb strength should be 'association' as it's not causal.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training improves body composition and increases muscle strength in elderly sarcopenic men: a randomised controlled trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2015 Oct 28

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training improves body composition and increases muscle strength in elderly sarcopenic men: a randomised controlled trial

Score: 62

DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515002810

Similar Assertions

Older men with muscle loss who do strength training and take collagen supplements gain more muscle mass (4.2 kg) than those taking a placebo (2.9 kg).

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Older men with muscle loss who take collagen supplements during strength training lose more body fat (5.4 kg) than those taking a placebo (3.5 kg).

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Strength training boosts bone mass in older men with muscle loss, but adding collagen supplements doesn't make it better than just training alone.

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Strength training alone helps middle-aged men build muscle and lose fat, but adding this collagen supplement makes those improvements even better.

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Middle-aged men doing strength training and taking this collagen supplement build 1.6 kg more muscle than those taking a placebo.

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