Protocol · Muscle & bone

Creatine 5g/day

Mono-hydrate, no loading.

Consensus90%broad agreement
EvidenceMeta-analysis88/100 quality
RiskLowminimal harms
Cost$monthly
EffortLowtime & habit

Where experts stand

2 tracked voices · updated this week
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Advocates2 voices
Skeptics0 voices

No skeptics on record yet.

What the evidence says

Across 2 ledger entries below — what we're weighing, in order of strength.

Meta-analysisCreatine monohydrate and lean mass in adults ≥50: meta-analysisSports Med · 2024
80/100
MechanisticPlausible mechanism (muscle)Various reviews
70/100

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Financial interests don't invalidate arguments — but you should know.

No significant disclosed conflicts among the tracked voices on this protocol.

Discussion

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K. PatelPA · primary care
2d

I've been recommending this to patients for 6 months now. The big shift is patients actually do it because the explanation is concrete.

LS
L. SunRD
1d

Same in nutrition counseling. The before/after framing helps.

MD
M. Danielslifter, 47
5d

Tracking with a CGM on top of this for 3 months. Variability dropped quickly and stayed dropped.

Our synthesis · updated this month
Whalespan view: Creatine 5g/day clears the bar. The evidence is consistent, the experts who matter agree, and the cost-benefit math favors most adults. If you're not doing this, the question to answer is "why not."
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