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Creatine supplementation in athletes

The use of creatine supplementation by athletes to enhance performance, with a generally favorable safety profile.

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What dose of dietary nitrate (in mmol or mg) is supported by trials to improve exercise performance?

Randomized trials and recent syntheses converge on an effective acute or short-term dietary nitrate dose of roughly 5–9 mmol per day (≈300–600 mg NO3−), taken about 2–3 hours before exercise, with mul...

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Does creatine cause weight gain

Creatine commonly produces a small, rapid increase in body weight that is largely explained by water being drawn into muscle cells, not by added fat . Over longer periods, when paired with resistance ...