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Evidence suggests Creatine maydecreaseBody fat percentage.
7 studies (9 claims)
Emerging evidence
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one-year low-dose creatine supplementation (1g/d) | No effect - No significant changes | absolute body fat | Human | older postmenopausal women | 1g/d | Effects of long-term low-dose dietary creatine supplementation in older women.cited 41× |
| one-year low-dose creatine supplementation (1g/d) | No effect - No significant changes | relative body fat | Human | older postmenopausal women | 1g/d | Effects of long-term low-dose dietary creatine supplementation in older women.cited 41× |
| low-dose creatine supplementation | No effect - no significant differences | body fat percentage | Human | healthy men and women | 0.03 g/kg/day (≈2.3 g/day). | Low-dose creatine supplementation enhances fatigue resistance in the absence of weight gain.cited 27× |
| resistance training (RT) alongside creatine-hydrochloride (Cr-HCl) or creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation | Decreases - significantly decreased | percent body fat (PBF) | Human | participants with an age range of 18-25 years | Cr-HCl (0.03 g/kg body mass), CrM-loading phase (0.3 g/kg for 5 days, then 0.03 g/kg for 51 days), CrM-without loading phase (0.03 g/kg). | Supplementing With Which Form of Creatine (Hydrochloride or Monohydrate) Alongside Resistance Training Can Have More Impacts on Anabolic/Catabolic Hormones, Strength and Body Composition? |
| long-term creatine supplementation combined with resistance training | No effect - No changes | % body fat | Human | older women | 5.0 g day(-1) | Long-term creatine supplementation improves muscular performance during resistance training in older women.cited 64× |
| creatine supplementation | Decreases - reduced | body fat mass | Human | adults younger than 50 years | 7 g or 0.3 g/kg of body mass per day | The Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Resistance Training-Based Changes to Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 3× |
| creatine supplementation | Decreases - reduced | body fat percentage | Human | adults younger than 50 years | 7 g or 0.3 g/kg of body mass per day | The Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Resistance Training-Based Changes to Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 3× |
| periodized resistance training with creatine and whey protein supplementation | Decreases - decreased | percentage body fat | Human | male volunteers (68.1 ± 6.1 years) | RTS group consumed 0.3 g/kg/day creatine for 5 days, then 0.07 g/kg/day, plus one 35 g liquid protein drink daily. | Periodized resistance training with and without supplementation improve body composition and performance in older men.cited 36× |