Taking a creatine supplement every day might help kidney dialysis patients gain more muscle and fight muscle loss over time.

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Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Body Composition and Malnutrition-Inflammation Score in Hemodialysis Patients: An Exploratory 1-Year, Balanced, Double-Blind Design

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2024 Feb 23

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Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Body Composition and Malnutrition-Inflammation Score in Hemodialysis Patients: An Exploratory 1-Year, Balanced, Double-Blind Design

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DOI: 10.3390/nu16050615

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Taking a creatine supplement every day might help kidney patients on dialysis keep more muscle mass over time.

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If you're on dialysis, taking a creatine supplement every day for a year might help your muscles hold more water and get bigger, and most people in the study saw some benefit.

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Taking creatine every day for a year doesn’t help improve nutrition or reduce inflammation in people on dialysis, according to this claim.

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Taking 20 grams of creatine powder a day for 5 days can make you gain about 1.2 kg in weight and help your muscles store more energy, at least in people whose bodies respond well to creatine.

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If you're on dialysis, taking 5 grams of creatine every day for a year might add about three-quarters of a liter of water inside your cells, which could help you gain lean body mass.

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