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Part II. Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show?
J Int Soc Sports Nutr
2025
22(1):2441760
Bibliography
- PubMed
- PMID 39720835
- PubMed Central
- PMC11703406
- Funding
- Authors reported no funding associated with the work.
- Competing interests
- Multiple authors disclosed creatine-related industry research, consulting, supplement donations, advisory-board roles, speaking support, expert-witness work or commercial interests; several authors declared no competing interests.
Study snapshot
| Design | Evidence-based narrative review |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | Review of additional common creatine questions |
| Intervention | Creatine monohydrate evidence across sport and health |
| Duration | Not applicable |
| Endpoints | Dosing; Safety; Women; Older adults; Clinical applications; Performance |
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