Boosting Collagen Quiz

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Boosting Collagen Quiz
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About This Quiz

Collagen is beauty's best kept secret. It prevents the signs of aging naturally! Take our quiz to learn how collagen can improve skin.
What role does collagen play in your skin?
pigment
oil producer
moisturizer
structural support
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Collagen is the skin's structural support.

True or false: Stimulating collagen production may help reverse the signs of aging.
True
False
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

True, stimulating collagen production in the deep layers of skin may help reverse signs of aging, although no cream will help you look 20 years old again.

What is collagen?
protein
fat
muscle
keratin deposit
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Collagen is a protein.

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Which layer of skin does not contain collagen?
epidermis (the outermost layer)
dermis (the middle layer of skin)
subcutis (the subcutaneous layer)
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The epidermis, which is the surface of your skin, does not contain collagen.

What speeds up the breakdown of collagen?
wind
humidity
sun exposure
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Sun exposure speeds up the breakdown of collagen.

What benefits does your skin get from peptides?
a boost in collagen production
a boost in keratin production
exfoliation
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Peptides boost the rate of collagen production.

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Combining collagen supplements with what other supplement prevents joint and arthritis problems?
glucosamine or chondrotin
bilberry
lutein or zeaxanthin
zinc
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Combine collagen supplements with glucosamine or chondrotin to gain benefits against joint and arthritis problems.

Which is commonly used in soft tissue filler injections?
melatonin
self-donated fat
vitamin c
copper peptides
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Often the thing that's used to plump your face and erase fine lines and wrinkles is your own fat, donated from another part of your body.

Which food may help increase your body's collagen levels?
tomatoes
blueberries
gelatin
aloe
spirulina
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Wrong Answer

Gelatin, either by eating snacks such as Jell-O or taking gelatine or gelatine hydrolysate supplements, may help improve your skin's collagen levels because gelatin is denatured collagen.

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Which of the following doesn't contribute to fine lines or wrinkles?
gravity and time
genetics
stress
oily, blemish-prone skin
all of these will contribute to fine lines and wrinkles
none of these will contribute to fine lines and wrinkles
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

All of these things contribute to fine lines and wrinkles

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