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supplement
creatinine monohydrate
nutrition

definition

Creatinine Monohydrate:


ª metabolism:
• Creatinine is absorbed well from food sources and as a supplement.
• Most creatinine in the body is stored in the muscles as either creatinine or phospohocreatine. Its presence in the muscle makes it readily available as a quick source of energy for muscle contraction.
• Creatinine also promotes the synthesis of muscle protein and facilitates the formation of polyamines, which function as powerful promoters of growth.
• Creatinine further increases protein synthesis in muscles through a process known as "cell volumizing" which causes the muscles to swell.


ª function:
Creatinine monohydrate plays an important role in energy production and muscle building processes.


ª requirements:
RDA: Creatinine is not considered an essential nutrient.

ª food sources:
Best Sources of Creatinine:
Animal proteins


ª therapeutics:
Athletic performance
• Post-surgical recovery

Creatinine monohydrate is reputed to have a synergistic effect with other muscle-enhancing nutrients.


ª toxicity:
Creatinine has very little toxicity.
Supplemental sources of Creatinine are well tolerated by the stomach in most people and usually well absorbed.


ª contraindications:
None known.

ª interactions:
None known.


footnotes

Earnest, CP, Snell, PG, Rodriquez, R., et al. The effect of creatine monohydrate ingestion on anaerobic power indices, muscular strength, and body composition. Acta Physiol Scand 1995; 153:207-209.

Greenhaff, PL, Bodin, K, Soderlund, K, et al. Effect of oral creatine supplementation on skeletal muscle phosphocreatine resynthesis. Am J Physiol 1994:266:E725-730.

Greenhaff, PL. Creatine and its application as an ergogenic aid. Int J Sport Nutr 1995:5:94-101.