DiscoverScience FictionsPaid-only episode 24: Creatine
Paid-only episode 24: Creatine

Paid-only episode 24: Creatine

Update: 2025-11-04
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Creatine is the supplement of the moment, but both of us had vaguely heard that this one might actually not be total garbage.

On the other hand: there are a lot of surprising claims made about it! If proponents are to be believed, it doesn’t just boost muscle mass – it reduces depression, prevents cancer, and improves your cognitive function.

How much of this should we believe, and how much is it just a big load of crap? We thought we would take a look.

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Paid-only episode 24: Creatine

Paid-only episode 24: Creatine

Tom Chivers and Stuart Ritchie