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class=\"style7\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <font color=\"#FB7014\" size=\"4\" face=\"Tahoma\">reatine: More than a sports nutrition supplement<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" height=\"19\">\n<div align=\"justify\"><span class=\"style2\">by: &#13;<br \/>\n                <font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#FB7014\">Will Brink<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<td align=\"left\" height=\"12\"><span class=\"style2\"><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine: More than a sports nutrition supplement <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nCopyright 2005 Internet Publications <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAlthough creatine offers an array of benefits, most people <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthink of it simply as a supplement that bodybuilders and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nother athletes use to gain strength and muscle mass. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNothing could be further from the truth. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nA substantial body of research has found that creatine may <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nhave a wide variety of uses. In fact, creatine is being <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstudied as a supplement that may help with diseases <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\naffecting the neuromuscular system, such as muscular <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndystrophy (MD). <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nRecent studies suggest creatine may have therapeutic <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\napplications in aging populations for wasting syndromes, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmuscle atrophy, fatigue, gyrate atrophy, Parkinson&#8217;s <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndisease, Huntington&#8217;s disease and other brain pathologies. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSeveral studies have shown creatine can reduce cholesterol <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nby up to 15% and it has been used to correct certain inborn <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nerrors of metabolism, such as in people born without the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nenzyme(s) responsible for making creatine. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nSome studies have found that creatine may increase growth <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nhormone production. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWhat is creatine? <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine is formed in the human body from the amino acids <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmethionine, glycine and arginine. The average person&#8217;s body <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncontains approximately 120 grams of creatine stored as <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine phosphate. Certain foods such as beef, herring and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsalmon, are fairly high in creatine. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHowever, a person would have to eat pounds of these foods <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndaily to equal what can be obtained in one teaspoon of <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npowdered creatine. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine is directly related to adenosine triphosphate <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n(ATP). ATP is formed in the powerhouses of the cell, the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmitochondria. ATP is often referred to as the &#8220;universal <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nenergy molecule&#8221; used by every cell in our bodies. An <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nincrease in oxidative stress coupled with a cell&#8217;s <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ninability to produce essential energy molecules such as <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nATP, is a hallmark of the aging cell and is found in many <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndisease states. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nKey factors in maintaining health are the ability to: (a) <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nprevent mitochondrial damage to DNA caused by reactive <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\noxygen species (ROS) and (b) prevent the decline in ATP <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsynthesis, which reduces whole body ATP levels. It would <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nappear that maintaining antioxidant status (in particular <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nintra-cellular glutathione) and ATP levels are essential in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfighting the aging process. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIt is interesting to note that many of the most promising <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nanti-aging nutrients such as CoQ10, NAD, acetyl-l-carnitine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nand lipoic acid are all taken to maintain the ability of <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthe mitochondria to produce high energy compounds such as <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nATP and reduce oxidative stress. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe ability of a cell to do work is directly related to its <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nATP status and the health of the mitochondria. Heart <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ntissue, neurons in the brain and other highly active <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ntissues are very sensitive to this system. Even small <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nchanges in ATP can have profound effects on the tissues&#8217; <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nability to function properly. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nOf all the nutritional supplements available to us <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncurrently, creatine appears to be the most effective for <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmaintaining or raising ATP levels. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHow does creatine work? <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIn a nutshell, creatine works to help generate energy. When <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nATP loses a phosphate molecule and becomes adenosine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndiphosphate (ADP), it must be converted back to ATP to <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nproduce energy. Creatine is stored in the human body as <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine phosphate (CP) also called phosphocreatine. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWhen ATP is depleted, it can be recharged by CP. That is, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nCP donates a phosphate molecule to the ADP, making it ATP <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nagain. An increased pool of CP means faster and greater <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nrecharging of ATP, which means more work can be performed. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThis is why creatine has been so successful for athletes. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor short-duration explosive sports, such as sprinting, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nweight lifting and other anaerobic endeavors, ATP is the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nenergy system used. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nTo date, research has shown that ingesting creatine can <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nincrease the total body pool of CP which leads to greater <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ngeneration of energy for anaerobic forms of exercise, such <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nas weight training and sprinting. Other effects of creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmay be increases in protein synthesis and increased cell <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nhydration. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine has had spotty results in affecting performance in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nendurance sports such as swimming, rowing and long distance <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nrunning, with some studies showing no positive effects on <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nperformance in endurance athletes. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWhether or not the failure of creatine to improve <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nperformance in endurance athletes was due to the nature of <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthe sport or the design of the studies is still being <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndebated. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine can be found in the form of creatine monohydrate, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine citrate, creatine phosphate, creatine-magnesium <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nchelate and even liquid versions. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHowever, the vast majority of research to date showing <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine to have positive effects on pathologies, muscle <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmass and performance used the monohydrate form. Creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmonohydrate is over 90% absorbable. What follows is a <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nreview of some of the more interesting and promising <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nresearch studies with creatine. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine and neuromuscular diseases <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nOne of the most promising areas of research with creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nis its effect on neuromuscular diseases such as MD. One <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstudy looked at the safety and efficacy of creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmonohydrate in various types of muscular dystrophies using <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\na double blind, crossover trial. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThirty-six patients (12 patients with facioscapulohumeral <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndystrophy, 10 patients with Becker dystrophy, eight <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npatients with Duchenne dystrophy and six patients with <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsarcoglycan-deficient limb girdle muscular dystrophy) were <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nrandomized to receive creatine or placebo for eight weeks. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe researchers found there was a &#8220;mild but significant <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nimprovement&#8221; in muscle strength in all groups. The study <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nalso found a general improvement in the patients&#8217; <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndaily-life activities as demonstrated by improved scores in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthe Medical Research Council scales and the Neuromuscular <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSymptom scale. Creatine was well tolerated throughout the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstudy period, according to the researchers.1 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAnother group of researchers fed creatine monohydrate to <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npeople with neuromuscular disease at 10 grams per day for <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfive days, then reduced the dose to 5 grams per day for <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfive days. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe first study used 81 people and was followed by a <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsingle-blinded study of 21 people. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIn both studies, body weight, handgrip, dorsiflexion and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nknee extensor strength were measured before and after <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ntreatment. The researchers found &#8220;Creatine administration <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nincreased all measured indices in both studies.&#8221; Short-term <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine monohydrate increased high-intensity strength <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsignificantly in patients with neuromuscular disease.2 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThere have also been many clinical observations by <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nphysicians that creatine improves the strength, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfunctionality and symptomology of people with various <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndiseases of the neuromuscular system. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine and neurological protection\/brain injury <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIf there is one place creatine really shines, it&#8217;s in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nprotecting the brain from various forms of neurological <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ninjury and stress. A growing number of studies have found <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthat creatine can protect the brain from neurotoxic agents, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncertain forms of injury and other insults. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nSeveral in vitro studies found that neurons exposed to <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\neither glutamate or beta-amyloid (both highly toxic to <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nneurons and involved in various neurological diseases) were <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nprotected when exposed to creatine.3 The researchers <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nhypothesized that &#8220;? cells supplemented with the precursor <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine make more phosphocreatine (PCr) and create larger <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nenergy reserves with consequent neuroprotection against <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstressors.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nMore recent studies, in vitro and in vivo in animals, have <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfound creatine to be highly neuroprotective against other <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nneurotoxic agents such as N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmalonate.4 Another study found that feeding rats creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nhelped protect them against tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nwhich produces parkinsonism in animals through impaired <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nenergy production. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe results were impressive enough for these researchers to <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nconclude, &#8220;These results further implicate metabolic <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndysfunction in MPTP neurotoxicity and suggest a novel <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ntherapeutic approach, which may have applicability in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nParkinson&#8217;s disease.&#8221;5 Other studies have found creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nprotected neurons from ischemic (low oxygen) damage as is <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\noften seen after strokes or injuries.6 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nYet more studies have found creatine may play a therapeutic <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nand or protective role in Huntington&#8217;s disease7, 8 as well <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nas ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).9 This study found <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthat &#8220;? oral administration of creatine produced a <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndose-dependent improvement in motor performance and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nextended survival in G93A transgenic mice, and it protected <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmice from loss of both motor neurons and substantia nigra <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nneurons at 120 days of age. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine administration protected G93A transgenic mice from <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nincreases in biochemical indices of oxidative damage. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTherefore, creatine administration may be a new therapeutic <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstrategy for ALS.&#8221; Amazingly, this is only the tip of the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\niceberg showing creatine may have therapeutic uses for a <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nwide range of neurological disease as well as injuries to <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthe brain. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nOne researcher who has looked at the effects of creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncommented, &#8220;This food supplement may provide clues to the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmechanisms responsible for neuronal loss after traumatic <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nbrain injury and may find use as a neuroprotective agent <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nagainst acute and delayed neurodegenerative processes.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine and heart function <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBecause it is known that heart cells are dependent on <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nadequate levels of ATP to function properly, and that <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncardiac creatine levels are depressed in chronic heart <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfailure, researchers have looked at supplemental creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nto improve heart function and overall symptomology in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncertain forms of heart disease. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIt is well known that people suffering from chronic heart <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfailure have limited endurance, strength and tire easily, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nwhich greatly limits their ability to function in everyday <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nlife. Using a double blind, placebo-controlled design, 17 <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npatients aged 43 to 70 years with an ejection fraction &#13;<br \/>\nwere supplemented with 20 grams of creatine daily for 10 <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndays. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBefore and after creatine supplementation, the researchers <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nlooked at: <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n1) Ejection fraction of the heart (blood present in the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nventricle at the end of diastole and expelled during the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncontraction of the heart) <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n2) 1-legged knee extensor (which tests strength) <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n3) Exercise performance on the cycle ergometer (which tests <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nendurance) <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBiopsies were also taken from muscle to determine if there <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nwas an increase in energy-producing compounds (i.e., <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine and creatine phosphate). Interestingly, but not <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsurprisingly, the ejection fraction at rest and during the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nexercise phase did not increase. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHowever, the biopsies revealed a considerable increase in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ntissue levels of creatine and creatine phosphate in the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npatients getting the supplemental creatine. More <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nimportantly, patients getting the creatine had increases in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstrength and peak torque (21%, P &#13;<br \/>\n(10%, P &#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBoth peak torque and 1-legged performance increased <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nlinearly with increased skeletal muscle phosphocreatine (P <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthe researchers concluded: &#8220;Supplementation to patients <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nwith chronic heart failure did not increase ejection <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfraction but increased skeletal muscle energy-rich <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nphosphagens and performance as regards both strength and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nendurance. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThis new therapeutic approach merits further attention.&#8221;10 <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAnother study looked at the effects of creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsupplementation on endurance and muscle metabolism in <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npeople with congestive heart failure.11 In particular the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nresearchers looked at levels of ammonia and lactate, two <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nimportant indicators of muscle performance under stress. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nLactate and ammonia levels rise as intensity increases <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nduring exercise and higher levels are associated with <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfatigue. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHigh-level athletes have lower levels of lactate and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nammonia during a given exercise than non-athletes, as the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nathletes&#8217; metabolism is better at dealing with these <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmetabolites of exertion, allowing them to perform better. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThis study found that patients with congestive heart <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfailure given 20 grams of creatine per day had greater <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstrength and endurance (measured as handgrip exercise at <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n25%, 50% and 75% of maximum voluntary contraction or until <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nexhaustion) and had lower levels of lactate and ammonia <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthan the placebo group. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThis shows that creatine supplementation in chronic heart <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfailure augments skeletal muscle endurance and attenuates <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthe abnormal skeletal muscle metabolic response to exercise. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIt is important to note that the whole-body lack of <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nessential high energy compounds (e.g. ATP, creatine, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncreatine phosphate, etc.) in people with chronic congestive <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nheart failure is not a matter of simple malnutrition, but <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nappears to be a metabolic derangement in skeletal muscle <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nand other tissues. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nSupplementing with high energy precursors such as creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nmonohydrate appears to be a highly effective, low cost <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\napproach to helping these patients live more functional <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nlives, and perhaps extend their life spans. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nConclusion <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nCreatine is quickly becoming one of the most well <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nresearched and promising supplements for a wide range of <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ndiseases. It may have additional uses for pathologies where <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\na lack of high energy compounds and general muscle weakness <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nexist, such as fibromyalgia. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nPeople with fibromyalgia have lower levels of creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nphosphate and ATP levels compared to controls.13 Some <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstudies also suggest it helps with the strength and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nendurance of healthy but aging people as well. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThough additional research is needed, there is a <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nsubstantial body of research showing creatine is an <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\neffective and safe supplement for a wide range of <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npathologies and may be the next big find in anti-aging <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nnutrients. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAlthough the doses used in some studies were quite high, <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nrecent studies suggest lower doses are just as effective <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfor increasing the overall creatine phosphate pool in the <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nbody. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nTwo to three grams per day appears adequate for healthy <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\npeople to increase their tissue levels of creatine <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nphosphate. 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