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Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight Loss
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Dr. Candow's Research Journey
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Dr. Candow traces his path from glutamine research to creatine, explains creatine's physiological role in ATP energy maintenance, and describes how the body synthesises and stores it.
The body stores 95% of its total creatine in skeletal muscle, even though creatine is only synthesized in the liver and brain.
Creatine is found exclusively in animal flesh. Vegans and vegetarians synthesise about 1–3g daily through amino acids but get none from food, meaning they start with the lowest stores and respond the most dramatically to supplementation.
Vegans and vegetarians respond better to creatine supplementation than meat-eaters because they start with lower baseline creatine stores from their diet.
Getting just 3 grams of dietary creatine requires consuming a large amount of red meat or seafood, making supplementation a practical alternative.
Creatine doesn't damage kidneys, cause hair loss, make you bloated long-term, or cramp your muscles. It's not only for men. Every one of these widely-held myths is contradicted by randomised controlled trial evidence.
