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Is creatine healthy?

pleyroy Posts: 42 Joined: 2002/06/19	2003/12/01, 03:02 PM I've been told it causes cancer and would like to know if I should be taking it. I have before and it worked great but my lifting coach says its not good. He says the long-term side effects are unkown, can someone who has been using it for a while (hopefully more than 10 years) tell me of any possible negative side-effects? Thank you. -------------- My family thinks I'm on steroids... :D
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/12/01, 04:19 PM I have not read ANY studies that show ANY relationship between cancer and creatine use. I have cycled creatine since 1995 and the only side-effect I've encountered was muscle growth. I'm sure if you didn't cycle creatine and just took it strait for 10+ years, it would take its toll on your liver and what not. If it really concerns you, do some serious research on it, but look for both pro's and con's. Make sure the studies or articles are from respectable researchers or universities and not some schmuck who writes for MAD magazine. Good luck. -------------- OPINIONS ARE LIKE BUTTHOLES, EVERYONES GOT ONE. NOW, SHUT-UP AND GROW!!!
Shane123 Posts: 148 Joined: 2003/11/27	2003/12/01, 06:08 PM Long-term side effects are unknown because there is no long-term time period to reference. People do seem to like to make stuff up about it, though.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2003/12/01, 06:51 PM If long-term side effects are unknown, then where did you hear that it causes cancer? In any event, I think you'll need to do more research on this if you have doubts. Good luck... -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
jimtors Posts: 38 Joined: 2002/09/09	2003/12/20, 08:26 PM Everything causes something, that is the nature of cause and effect.
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/12/20, 08:31 PM Creatine can cause muscle growth. Cause and effect. -------------- May the lift be with you.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/12/21, 11:21 AM Creatine is the most researched supplement in history. Our bodies already produce creatine naturally. There have been hundreds of studies done on creatine that all show that it is a safe supplement. To further prove its safety two an a half million kilograms of creatine were consumed in the United States alone in 1999! That statistic alone speaks volumes about the safety and efficiency of this supplement! Not only that, but creatine has been the number one supplement on the market for almost a decade and no one has reported any adverse side effects from it. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/12/22, 12:03 AM Thank you BB1, you always know how to tell it like it is. -------------- May the lift be with you.
agamble Posts: 1,029 Joined: 2003/09/22	2003/12/22, 08:44 AM At what point in your training would you begin using creatine?
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/12/22, 11:34 AM I usually put a cycle or two in anytime I hit a plateau. -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!
agamble Posts: 1,029 Joined: 2003/09/22	2003/12/22, 07:34 PM What is a good site for researching creatine? (other than this one of course).
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/12/22, 10:51 PM Here you go....http://www.absolute-creatine.com/ -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....