The Claim
Short-term creatine supplementation at a dose of 21 grams per day for 5 days increases total muscle creatine content by approximately 21% in young, healthy men, demonstrating effective uptake of exogenous creatine into human skeletal muscle under these dosing conditions.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
If young, healthy guys take a lot of creatine for 5 days straight, their muscles soak it up and end up with about 21% more creatine inside them.
See the scientific wording
Short-term creatine supplementation (21 g/day for 5 days) increases total muscle creatine content by approximately 21% in young, healthy men, confirming effective uptake of exogenous creatine into human skeletal muscle under these dosing conditions.
What the research says
1 studyThe study gave men 21 grams of creatine per day for 5 days and found their muscle creatine levels went up by about 21%, just like the claim says.
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