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.