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Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation
Authors: Jose Antonio, Darren G. Candow, Scott C. Forbes, Bruno Gualano, Andrew R. Jagim, Richard B. Kreider, Eric S. Rawson, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, Trisha A. VanDusseldorp, Darryn S. Willoughby & Tim N. Ziegenfuss Creatine (α-methylguanidinoacetic acid) is a...
Creatine History: Discovery and First Trials with Creatine Supplementation
Author: Prof. Theo Wallimann, PhD The French scientist, Michel Eugène Chevreul, discovered creatine (Cr) in 1832 as a new organic constituent that could be extracted from meat (“kreas” in Greek). In 1847, the German scientist, Justus von Liebig, chemically identified...
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Brain Health and Cognitive Function
Author: Ing. Esteban FuqueneEditorial staff: Prof. Jorge L. Petro, CSCS, ND. Mayra Márquez, & Prof. Jana Kočí, PhD The ergogenic effects of creatine supplementation (SCr) are widely documented, with strong evidence of its properties in increasing lean mass,...
Creatine supplementation: Important for vegans
Vitamins, proteins, fats, minerals - a healthy body needs all of these. The essential role of creatine for human energy metabolism is less well known. Part of the daily creatine requirement needs to be supplied through food - plants, however, do not contain creatine....
Potential effects of creatine supplementation in the control of type 2 diabetes
Author: LN. Luis Alberto Gómez Martín Editorial staff: Prof. Jorge L. Petro, ND. Mayra Márquez & Prof. Jana Kočí, PhD Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder characterized by sustained hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin secretion from pancreatic...
Creatine?
Creatine, which occurs naturally in the body, plays a crucial role in the body’s energy metabolism. If energy is needed, ATP (adenosine triphosphate = energy currency of the cell) is converted to ADP (adenosine diphosphate)....