The Claim

Supplementation with medium-dose creatine hydrochloride (1500 mg/day) for 8 weeks favorably modulates serum lipid profiles in perimenopausal and menopausal women, as evidenced by statistically significant changes compared to placebo, thereby potentially reducing cardiovascular risk.

Source: 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.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
59score
Challenges
0score

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Cause and effect
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Taking 1500 mg of creatine hydrochloride daily for 8 weeks improves blood lipid levels in perimenopausal and menopausal women, and these changes reduce cardiovascular risk.

See the scientific wording

Medium-dose creatine hydrochloride (1500 mg/day) supplementation for 8 weeks favorably modulates serum lipid profiles in perimenopausal and menopausal women, as evidenced by statistically significant changes (p < 0.05) compared to placebo, potentially reducing cardiovascular risk.

Why this might work

Creatine helps liver cells make more energy. With more energy, liver cells switch to burning fat instead of making fat. This lowers bad fats in the blood and improves cholesterol levels.

Hypothetical mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: 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.

    The study gave some women going through menopause 1500 mg of creatine every day for 8 weeks and found that their blood fat (cholesterol) levels improved compared to those who took a fake pill, which means the claim is backed up by this study.

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