Creatine and body composition in adults

an evidence summary: what creatine does to body weight, fat-free mass and body fat in adults

Read the page: Creatine and body composition in adults: what the evidence says

Categories: Evidence summaries

Facts

instance of

• Evidence summary

main subject

• Creatine
  Source: Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

population

• Adults
  Source: Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

outcome

• Body mass
  Source: Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
• Fat-free mass
  Source: Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
  Source: Influence of age, sex, and type of exercise on the efficacy of creatine supplementation on lean body mass: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
• Body fat percentage
  Source: Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
  Source: Resistance Exercise and Creatine Supplementation on Fat Mass in Adults < 50 Years of Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

certainty of evidence

• high (GRADE)
  applies to: body mass, fat-free mass and body fat percentage
  Source: Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
• moderate (GRADE)
  applies to: fat mass and body mass index
  Source: Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis