Research progress of creatine sports nutrition supplements

  • LIAO Hui ,
  • ZHU Song ,
  • ZHAO Yanting ,
  • LI Fei ,
  • LI Xiang ,
  • LI Yue
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  • 1(School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China)
    2(State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China)
    3(Abbott Nutrition China R&D Center, Shanghai 200003, China)

Received date: 2023-06-07

  Revised date: 2023-06-29

  Online published: 2024-06-11

Abstract

Creatine is a naturally occurring nitrogenous compound, known as N-methyl guanidine acetic acid, which can be used as an energy source to promote cell metabolism.Creatine supplements have been widely used in the field of sports nutrition to improve athletic performance and exercise capacity.While supplementing creatine, athletes often supplement with other nutrients, hoping to combine the stimulative effects of different supplements to create a synergistic effect for optimal athletic performance and to provide a reference for the research of creatine in sports nutrition and its application in the process of sports training.This article summarized the anabolic metabolism of creatine in the human body, the forms and safety of creatine supplements, and the detection methods, advantages, and disadvantages of creatine in different samples.Creatine supplementation and the effects of creatine combined with carbohydrate, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate, caffeine, sodium bicarbonate, and α-lipoic acid supplementation on exercise were highlighted.

Cite this article

LIAO Hui , ZHU Song , ZHAO Yanting , LI Fei , LI Xiang , LI Yue . Research progress of creatine sports nutrition supplements[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2024 , 50(10) : 318 -326 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.036402

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