Gelatine and Collagen as a teenager
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I've heard some talk that the more anti-inflammatory, non growth amino acids are advised against when you are still growing. I've been supplementing my meals with lots of gelatine and collagen, and I'm 17 and don't wish to stunt what growth I may have left.
Can anyone confirm or deny? I haven't been able to find anything about it on here, nor RPF.
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@mavuue It will definitely not stunt your growth. In fact it it probable that it will help you grow as it promotes amino acid balance.
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@mavuue said in Gelatine and Collagen as a teenager:
I've heard some talk that the more anti-inflammatory, non growth amino acids are advised against when you are still growing.
I won't say it so.
Some amino acids are necessary for growth and replication. For instance leucine.
Other ones are required to temper and make it easier when overheated: e.g. glycine.
After 35 years old, we could take more collagen to target the quantity of proteins required, but no more than 50%, which is quite a lot, provided you take the effect into account: adapt yourself to what your organism tells you.
Some amino acids are classified as excitatory; leucine, methionine ...
Taurine is classified as antioxidant for the brain (not only).
Leucine for growth shouldn't excess a certain trend: 2.5 gr when dealing with a immune pathology or cancer.
Taurine is related to age pathology. It seemed to be a GABA agonist without addiction issues. At about 2.5g in the morning and 1.2g at night for taurine.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn9257
Note: I won't take both at the same time (taurine + collagen).
*) Glycine and collagen powder
10 gr of hydrolyzed collagen per day is necessary to meet needs and rebalance the deficit, knowing that we will absorb 10 to 15 %. For glycine, it's 2 to 3 gr (1 gr per dose).
Julien Venesson recommends Cell-Inov, Superphysics or Nutrimuscle. (here in Europe, France)
For US: The Great Lakes gelatin is fine, Haidut has personally used the generic Knox gelatin, available in every grocery store and have had no problems with it., he said.
