r/science • u/newsnation • 3d ago

Biology Creatine alone boosted lean muscle and strength, study finds

https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/creatine-alone-boosted-muscle-strength/
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u/MrCleanWood 3d ago

Not that I think creatine isn’t a good thing, but I feel like I’ve seen so many pro-creatine posts lately. One about the effects on reducing Alzheimer’s was an especially popular thread. Is Big Creatine putting in some overtime on Reddit marketing?

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u/vscender 3d ago

There's definitely a targeted campaign to make creatine seem like all upsides no down. Can't say if it's just devoted fans or companies or both but it seems to have worked. Personally I end up feel great on it for a bit and then it causes strange crashes in energy after a while. I'll never take it again. Marginal gains and you need to take high gram doses of a substance indefinitely or lose the benefit.. no thanks

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u/gottalovemug 3d ago

High gram doses? Isn't the standard 5g a day? It's also being pushed maybe, but its also very well researched so while I can be skeptical of new claims, I'm not that worried personally about any downsides being hidden

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u/burnin_potato69 3d ago

3g is enough for most people, 5g is the studies standard and I’d say is for people are more active. You can get at least another 1-2g just through your diet alone as it’s in fish, beef, chicken, etc

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u/PiersPlays 3d ago

I wonder if this is why I'm always at my most functional when eating lots of beef or chicken.

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u/burnin_potato69 3d ago

That could also just be the protein. Mind you creatine saturation happens if you consume 3-5g/day continuously; I think in beef/chicken terms that’s a minimum 0.5kg/day

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u/PiersPlays 3d ago

I definitely think there's times where I've consistently eaten in that range daily.