The Claim

In hemodialysis patients, daily supplementation with 5 grams of creatine monohydrate over a period of one year does not improve the Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS), suggesting that creatine supplementation alone does not mitigate systemic inflammation or overall malnutrition in this population.

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

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Cause and effect
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In plain English

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

See the scientific wording

In hemodialysis patients, 5 grams of creatine monohydrate per day for one year does not improve the Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS), a composite measure of nutritional and inflammatory status, indicating that creatine supplementation alone does not address systemic inflammation or overall malnutrition in this population.

What the research says

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

    The study gave creatine to dialysis patients for a year and found it didn’t improve their malnutrition-inflammation score, just like the claim says.

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