Issue 4 2018

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Faster, higher and stronger for longer with
Bioactive Collagen Peptides ®
Bioactive Collagen Peptides ® are expanding more and more into sports nutrition, where they
can play a unique role in helping athletes and active people to gain and maintain indirect
improvements to performance. These benefits are accrued from outcomes such as allowing more
effective training, better recovery, optimised body composition, and reduced risk of injuries.
Muscles do not exist on their own.
The whole musculoskeletal system
is protected and connected by
a network of connective tissue
that includes tendons, ligaments,
cartilage and fascia, crucial in
sports to transform muscle work
into efficient movement. GELITA’s
Bioactive Collagen Peptides ®
target the protein turnover and
renewal of the connective tissue
proteins, of which collagen is
the main structural component,
making up about 30% of our total
body protein.
Strong tendons for high
endurance
TENDOFORTE ® has been proven
as a nutrition solution to support
strong and flexible tendons and
ligaments in athletes, contributing
to high performance and fast
return-to-training. It is also a
nutritional intervention for tendon
and ligament problems, such as
overuse type of injuries, helping
athletes to get back to sport and
to their former performance level
quicker and more safely.
Previous data has shown that
specific Bioactive Collagen
Peptides ® stimulate the RNAexpression
and biosynthesis
of collagen, proteoglycans and
elastin in Achilles tendons. Most
recently, a study performed in
sports people, by the Australian
Institute of Sport (AIS) showed
After oral
administration,
the collagen
peptides stimulate
the cartilage cells
to increase the
production of
both collagen and
proteoglycans —
the two major
components that
make up almost
90% of cartilage dry
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