Norizah Mhd Sarbon

1 INTRODUCTION Collagen is a type of fibrous protein and connective tissue that predominates in animal connective tissue and seems to be present in different forms in tissues of all multicellular species (Schmidt et al., 2016). Within the body, fibroblast cells spontaneously create collagen. However, as people age and because of bad lifestyle choices, their body's capacity to make collagen decreases. Therefore, collagen from other sources is necessary (Isnaini et al., 2024).

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