<p>Creatine is getting a lot of hype lately, at least according to our listeners.</p><p>It’s being pushed for everything from menopause to dementia for its supposed energy-boosting, brain-boosting benefits.</p><p>Norman and Tegan explore what is really going on with creatine outside of its muscle-building potential.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12970-021-00412-w" target="_blank">Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show? | Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1238" target="_blank">Metabolic Basis of Creatine in Health and Disease: A Bioinformatics-Assisted Review - Nutrients</a> </li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7910963/" target="_blank">Creatine in Health and Disease</a> </li><li><a href="https://sci-net.xyz/10.1016/j.bone.2022.116467" target="_blank">Creatine supplementation for older adults: Focus on sarcopenia, osteoporosis, frailty and Cachexia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54249-9" target="_blank">Single dose creatine improves cognitive performance and induces changes in cerebral high energy phosphates during sleep deprivation</a></li><li><a href="https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.70101" target="_blank">Creatine monohydrate pilot in Alzheimer's: Feasibility, brain creatine, and cognition</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/27697061.2025.2551184" target="_blank">The Effects of 8-Week Creatine Hydrochloride and Creatine Ethyl Ester Supplementation on Cognition, Clinical Outcomes, and Brain Creatine Levels in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women (CONCRET-MENOPA): A Randomized Controlled Trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39769038/" target="_blank">It Is Not Just About Storing Energy: The Multifaceted Role of Creatine Metabolism on Cancer Biology and Immunology</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8145094/" target="_blank">Creatine Supplementation for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Scientific Rationale for a Clinical Trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5469049/" target="_blank">International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise, sport, and medicine</a> </li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/preworkout-exercise-supplements/103686394">Is it safe to dose yourself with pre-workout?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/lymphatic-massage-treatment-lymphede/105502846">Do healthy people need lymphatic treatments?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/red-wine-health-benefits-christmas/104690818">Is that glass of red wine over Christmas dinner good for you?</a></li></ul>
