Doctor Explains: Why I Don’t Take Creatine

Creatine is being pushed for everything – mucle gains, brain health, menopause, even dementia. Health reporters Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Tayler explore what's really going on. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go

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CHAPTERS
00:00 How creatine actually works
05:00 Does creative boost brain health?
07:35 Why creatine IS a drug
08:35 The problem with creatine studies
11:25 NORMAN REVEALS: creatine's cancer link
13:00 Why creatine gives bigger muscles
14:30 Alzheimer's claims: evidence?
16:30 Getting creatine from food
17:30 THE BOTTOM LINE
18:25 Bonus: Dreams episode recap
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Creatine supplementation for older adults: Focus on sarcopenia, osteoporosis, frailty and Cachexia – Bone
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Single dose creatine improves cognitive performance and induces changes in cerebral high energy phosphates during sleep deprivation – Scientific Reports
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Creatine monohydrate pilot in Alzheimer's: Feasibility, brain creatine, and cognition – Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
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