Creatine is used in muscle tissue for the production of “phosphocreatine”, an important factor in the formation of ATP, the source of energy for muscle contraction and many other functions in the body. Creatine monohydrate supplementation increases phosphocreatine levels in muscle, especially when accompanied by exercise or carbohydrate intake. It may also increase exercise related gains in lean body mass, though how much of these gains represents more muscle and how much is simply water …showed first 75 words of 514 total…

…showed last 75 words of 514 total…assumptions of creatine side effects are misconceptions. For example, The most well-known case of the "supposed" dangers of creatine is probably that of several U.S. college wrestlers, whose death was originally thought to have been liked to the intake of this substance. Turned out these guys had been taking diuretics, reducing water intake, all the while wearing rubber suits and hanging out in saunas, in the effort to lose a couple of extra pounds.