recently i have heard that creatine can cause cancer....this is a concern for me cause i take it and i dont know if its a bunch of b/s or its true...and even if creatine helps out all that much .....anyone know anything about it?

recently i have heard that creatine can cause cancer....this is a concern for me cause i take it and i dont know if its a bunch of b/s or its true...and even if creatine helps out all that much .....anyone know anything about it?

No, where did you hear it, on the net? Did you think the person seemed to know what he was talking about? Why not ask him.

I have never heard anything bad about Creatine that I considered valid.

RTE

well i have heard it and looked it up on the net and some sources say that it might im not sure though

Well, ive known someone who used it, and it helped him a LOT.. but then he said something about having trouble quiting because he said when he quit.. he would be really tired and have absolutely no energy. he finally got over it and is now on something else, but he told me not to take it.. and everyone i have asked including the people at my gym said it wasnt my best choice..

im not too sure tho.

try this

http://www.nysupplements.com/46/creatine-health-effects.html

may have what your looking for.. :read:

Here is a great example of a negative creatine article. (http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://pttf.com/c/rdr%3Fi%3D2617I1-7726441%26t%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.injuryboard.c om%252Fview.cfm%252FArticle%253D694%252F%253Fref%2 53Dink&y=020F7A5B0CF07A1D&i=322&c=3182&q=02%5ESSHPM%5BL7%7Cmz~kvqz%3Fwz~skw%3Fzyyz%7Ckl6&e=utf-8&r=2&d=&n=E9845H1RDHDK106C&s=0&t=&m=405B7154&x=019DEE2F6F5AD42C) Taken right from the previous link.

Teenagers are ignoring warnings about potential adverse effects of using the performance-enhancing supplement creatine monohydrate.

What side effects? There's not a single one listed in the article. As a matter of fact, I couldn't fin any other articles under that link either that had any negative side affects to creatine listed.

Creatine is actually the most researched and tested supplement you can buy, short of whey protein and multivitamins. When you take it, you do have to drink A LOT of water and you do need to have a proper diet in plce for it to work. It's also important to remember that 25-30% of people in general are "non-responders" to creatine. It doesn't work for everyone.

That's pretty scary, since creatine is naturally occuring in the body. :rolleyes:

That's pretty scary, since creatine is naturally occuring in the body. :rolleyes:


That's right. There are no side effects of creatine but only the media makes misleading comments to attract attention and sales. I have been using creatine for 2 years now...the only reason your friend wouldn't want you to use creatine would probably be if he didn't notice any gains or if he didn't want you to become stronger than him.

There is not respectable source of information about any negative side effects from creatine use. I studied this extensively when I wrote my creatine article ( http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/likness2.htm ) ... basically, sometimes you might get cheap additives and byproducts from the less reputable companies. Creatine has been extensively studied, people have used large doses for periods in excess of 10 years, and to date the only "negative" side effect noted has been weight gain (doh - this is why people take it).

Also, if your friend lost energy taking creatine, then it wasn't due to the creatine. Creatine works a very specific phase of the metabolic cycle and has nothing to do with your general energy levels, that is an entirely different energy system. So they either were taking some hype creatine like the creatine serum which has no usable creatine but is stuffed with stimulants so people get a buzz and think they "feel it" working, or had some other issue - it most definitely was NOT the creatine causing their energy to crash.

You dont "feel" creatine, you might get an enhanced pump and you might be able to hit 11 reps where you could only get 10 before, but that is about the short and long of it.

Jeremy