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    This creatine side effects update covers sources of creatine in food,effective supplementation and study results of creatines effectiveness. Over the last decade, thousands of articles have been written about creatine side effects in scientific journals, magazines, newspapers, and on the Internet. The reason for this interest is that creatine supplements have proven to be one of the most effective methods available to increase strength, power, and muscle mass. Moreover, a number of potential therapeutic

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    Creatine: How does it work? The quest to reach physical human perfection is coveted by many but pursued by few. What is the ideal human body? It’s almost certain that this image will reflect that of a powerful body builder or athlete. Exercising is vital in improving health and physical appearance. In order to facilitate the pursuit of physical perfection there is an industry dedicated to exploiting these desires. The nutritional supplements industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the

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    Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes (CCDSs) Introduction A nitrogenous organic acid that is naturally produced in the kidney and liver of the human is called Creatine (Cr). The energy requirement of the body is maintained by the Cr by the production of ATP. The energy is mainly given to high energy demand tissues. The human brain is the most important tissue which requires Cr for the normal function. A part of creatine is converted into creatinine. This creatinine is removed from the body

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    Actions and Effects of Creatine Throughout time, humans have had a fascination with being excellent at what they do, and athletics have been no exception. Many substances exist, and many have been criticized and analyzed for their safety, legality, and morality for athletes. With the banning of steroids from competitive sports, and the implementation of random drug testing in most sports, most athletes, professional, recreational, and would-be professionals are hoping

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    The criteria for articles chosen was that each piece of research needed to involved the intake of CR, and being physically or athletically tested pre and post ingestion of CR with no other supplementation, steroid, or health related drugs involved. All research articles were double blind with placebo groups to prevent the effects of bias and placebo effects. All research was done within the previous 16 years and a balance of gender was aimed for in order to be unbiased but resources were mainly male

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    transformation of creatine into energy occurs within the first few seconds of exertion. Creatine supplements are artificially made creatine that can be taken by athletes as ergogens, substances that can be used by athletes to enhance performance. Artificially made creatine is available as powder, capsules, candy, and gum. The goal of creatine supplementation is to increase the energy in the muscles so that athletes can improve their strength, speed, and endurance.   Although creatine is fairly

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    Creatine (Cr) is a popular dietary supplement used by athletes to increase sports performance, muscle mass, and strength. Creatine was first discovered in “1835, when a French scientist reported finding this constituent of meat” (Demant & Rhodes, 1999). This organic compound is manufactured endogenously by the liver and kidneys “from the amino acids glycine, arginine and methionine” for energy stipulation during muscular contraction. (Arazi, Rahmaninia, Hoseini, & Asadi, 2011). Creatine is either

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    Optimum Nutrition Creatine Powder, Unflavored Review I bought this product in hopes that it would help me bulk up. I’ve become a pretty healthy guy, I work out about 3 times a week. I started working out with my girlfriend 6 months ago. I eat clean and train as hard as I can, but I was not the size I wanted to be. I decided to invest in Optimum Nutrition Creatine Powder. A friend had recommended this brand to me so I thought I’d give it a shot. I started using it in addition to my workout plan and

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    Best Type of Creatine Introduction Creatine is among the world’s most potent muscle building supplement that has been in existence for a long time. With a wide variety of creatine supplements available in the market, the task of finding the best is daunting for many people. Selection and information overload makes it more difficult by creating cloud cover over the simple question: Which type of creatine is the best? But before we can get down to answering this question, we will look at the various

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    (GAMT) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of creatine biosynthesis. The conditions of the disorder was first described in 1994 by Stockler et al. In this essay, the clinical and biochemical characteristics of GAMT deficiency will be described. The therapeutic strategies employed for treatment of this disorder will also be touched on, as well as its comparison with L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) deficiency) Creatine is a guanidino compound that plays a key role in energy

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