Subscribe now

Letter: Banish those wrinkles... with a bit of chicken soup

Published 26 April 2023

From Simon Goodman, Griesheim, Germany

In a broad look at the link between wrinkles and age-related decline, Graham Lawton describes research on the efficacy of oral collagen supplements in fighting wrinkles. Of course, supplements tend to be costly. A cheaper and more nourishing solution is traditional chicken soup. As long as you add some lemon juice to bring the pH down, boiling up a chicken carcass will extract quite a lot of collagen(1 April, p 38).

Issue no. 3436 published 29 April 2023

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Sign up
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop