Creatine benefits expand beyond building muscle, Houston doctors say [Video]

HOUSTON – Creatine is a popular supplement among athletes. Now the benefits are expanding beyond those in the gym.

WHAT IS CREATINE?

It’s a building block for a lot of the cells in our body. It has been shown to improve muscle building, repair, prevent injury, and enhance performance.

“But it’s super helpful for the rest of the body, for aging, for neurocognitive function,” explained Dr. Kathy Nguyen with Memorial Hermann Medical Group Sports Medicine. “I highly recommend creatine. We’ve had about three decades of research on creatine and it’s one of the supplements that I think it’s pretty beneficial for adults, adolescent age children and then also males and females. So really doesn’t have any negatives.”

IMPROVED LONGEVITY

“We always think it’s for muscle building and performance enhancement but it’s super helpful for the rest of the body, for aging, for neurocognitive function, for our bone health, and even just for in general, like muscle …