A few years ago, I bought a bottle of Modere Liquid Biocell because I had been interested in trying collagen to improve skin health. The liquid biocell in this product is made by using chicken sternal cartilage extract. I drank the recommended amount in the morning, that night when I laid down, I felt sick to my stomach. I tried drinking it one more time a few days later but the same thing happened. I didn’t use this product again and my stomach problems went away.
When first searching the web to see if other users experienced similar side effects, I didn’t find much considering the amount of Modere’s paid advertising. Modere pays fitness websites, influencers on YouTube and countless other people to recommend their products. It’s untruthful for someone to promote a product they claim they use regularly when their followers aren’t aware they’re being paid to promote the product. After tons of digging, I finally found a large group of people that have experienced side effects including headache, nausea, upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea. The use of cartilage extract providing hydrolyzed collagen type II peptides can cause the body to become too acidic resulting in the body trying to reject the ingested substance.
Modere has been criticized for over exaggerated claims with limited research to back those claims. Over exaggerating is necessary to increase the perceived value and to justify the expensive price. The benefits of this product are exaggerated by sales representatives to hit sales goals. Modere isn’t approved by the FDA and hasn’t had sufficient research to make such exaggerated claims.
It was stated in a study by the FDA that “No animal studies have been conducted in which the toxicity of Peptan II was evaluated. However, the safety of the proposed use of Peptan II is supported by a lack of adverse effects reported in 2 animal studies of a product containing 10% hyaluronic acid, 60% type II collagen, and 20% chondroitin sulfate (BioCell® Collagen II)” (Schauss et al., 2007). “A lack of reported side effects” isn’t saying much when the testing was performed on rats who don’t have the ability to vocalize the side effects they experienced.
There’s not enough transparency when reporting the side effects of this product. Side effects aren’t printed on the product, making it harder to track experienced side effects back to the product.
Modere has had over 76 complaints to the BBB in the last 12 months. (Modere, Inc.: Better Business Bureau® profile). Modere has a multi-level marketing strategy, also called a pyramid scheme which is a controversial type of business. Modere has had multiple lawsuits filed against them for unethical business practices.
A key takeaway is to pay attention to anything you add or remove from your diet and take note of any changes you notice.
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