If you take creatine along with a big dose of sugar (93 grams), your body releases more insulin than if you take creatine by itself — at least in healthy men.

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Carbohydrate ingestion augments creatine retention during creatine feeding in humans.

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When people took creatine with 93 grams of sugar (like in a sports drink), their insulin levels went up more than when they took creatine alone — just like the claim says.

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Carbohydrate ingestion augments creatine retention during creatine feeding in humans.

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DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1996.528300000.x

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