The cartilage will be digested in the gastrointestinal tract
to its nutrient components, such as glycine and proline. The cartilage will not
be used wholesomely to repair the damage to
his knee. The nutrients from the digested
cartilage will be used variably across various metabolic processes in the body
and not necessarily in the repair of the collagen alone. However, the same nutrients may contribute to the repair of the
knee damage.
