What Is Creatine?

04/11/2025 51 min Episodio 53

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Episode 53: What Is Creatine? – features one of the world’s most published creatine researchers Dr. Richard B. Kreider as he breaks down how creatine actually works, what the research shows, and who benefits most.Episode Summary: This episode of The Simple Questions Podcast features a conversation with Dr. Richard B. Kreider, a leading authority in exercise and sport nutrition with 300+ peer-reviewed studies and 29,000+ citations.Listen as Dr. Kreider breaks down what creatine really is, how it works in the body, the research-backed benefits across age groups, and the biggest myths surrounding one of the most studied supplements in the world.In this episode we discuss:00:27 - Introducing Dr. Richard B. Kreider08:26 - Where is Creatine found?10:20 - Advice on Creatine Products15:41 - Creatine Onboarding22:13 - Creatine Benefits25:51 - People New to Creatine30:01 - Creatine Side Effects32:44 - Addressing Misconceptions 44:00 - What can we still learn?48:36 - Advice for Curious Listeners50:24 - ConclusionResources:⁠⁠Google ScholarLinkedInThis episode includes the track 'RSPN' by Blank & Kytt. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You can find more of Blank & Kytt's music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.