Animal studies show that
creatine works as a life extender. Nutritionists at the University of Sao Paulo did experiments with rats and may have discovered why. The power sports supplement reduces the production of the risky amino acid homocysteine and protects cells against damage.
People with high amounts of homocysteine in their blood are not healthy and have an increased chance of a heart attack. Using steroids raises the concentration of homocysteine even further. In studies on chemical bodybuilders, a raised homocysteine level heralded a fatal heart attack.
Vitamin B supplements did lower the concentration of homocysteine, but did not reduce the risk of a heart attack. Apparently something goes wrong in the body’s homocysteine production process.
And that’s where
creatine comes into the equation. Put
creatine into a body, and the production of homocysteine goes down. First given 5 g
creatine per kg bodyweight for 5 days, and after that feed consisting of 2 percent creatine.
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