SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Does creatine supplementation improve strength and power in physically active individuals on a vegan diet? a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
- What was studied
- A triple-blind randomized trial tested creatine in physically active vegans.
- Who / model studied
- Twenty adults aged 18-45 years, with equal numbers of women and men in each arm.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Creatine monohydrate 0.1 g/kg/day or placebo for four weeks, alongside a normocaloric vegan diet.
- What the study found
- Jump performance improved, but sprint and strength tests did not. Reported body-water gain was 1.4 kg and estimated skeletal-muscle gain 0.3 kg; serum creatinine increased.
- Limitations & context
- Short, small study. The abstract conclusion claims stronger muscles despite null strength-test results. Estimated muscle gain should not be equated with contractile hypertrophy; longer-term safety remains untested.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1007/s00421-026-06323-5