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When ultra-endurance athletes like marathoners or triathletes push their bodies to the limit, taking creatine for five days before the race may help reduce their body’s inflammatory response afterward—like turning down the volume on muscle soreness signals.
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Impact of creatine supplementation on inflammation: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized double-blind placebo trials
Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
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2026The study looked at whether taking creatine reduces inflammation after intense exercise, but found no clear evidence it does—so it doesn’t support the claim that a specific short-term creatine dose cuts inflammation by a lot.
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