Does mixing creatine with sugar or cinnamon make it work better?
Creatine co-ingestion with carbohydrate or cinnamon extract provides no added benefit to anaerobic performance
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Scientists tested if taking creatine with sugar or cinnamon helps young active guys get stronger and faster than just taking creatine alone.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Scientists tested if taking creatine with sugar or cinnamon helps young active guys get stronger and faster than just taking creatine alone.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 545 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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When you take creatine with carbs, it helps your body hold onto more creatine because the carbs spike insulin, which helps shuttle creatine into your cells better.
Taking creatine for a few weeks can give young, active guys a boost in short bursts of power, help them lift heavier weights, and let them do more reps — basically making their muscles work better during quick, intense exercise.
For young, active guys taking creatine, adding carbs doesn’t seem to make it work better for boosting power, strength, or stamina—even though we thought insulin from carbs might help the body absorb more creatine.
Taking cinnamon with creatine doesn’t give young active guys any extra boost in strength, power, or endurance beyond what creatine alone already does — even though cinnamon might help with insulin.