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Creatine and Cognition in Aging: A Systematic Review of Evidence in Older Adults
Nutr Rev
2026
84(2):333-344
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- PubMed
- PMID 40971619
- PubMed Central
- PMC12793482
- Funding
- The paper reports support from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada grants and the Canada Research Chairs Program.
- Competing interests
- Authors declared no competing interests.
Study snapshot
| Design | Systematic review |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | 6 studies; 1,542 participants |
| Intervention | Creatine supplementation and/or dietary creatine exposure in adults aged 55 years and older |
| Duration | Varied by included study |
| Endpoints | Memory; Attention; Overall cognition |
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