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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Know The Side Effects Of Creatine

By Christian James

Creatine is a chemical substance that a lot of people know very little about. It is for this reason that people suffer from various debilitating illnesses because they know very little about the creatine in supplements and the side effects of creatine. Therefore it is important to shed a bit of light on this potentially harmful substance.

Creatine is taken in the form of supplements but in actual fact the body makes creatine of its own in the kidneys and liver. The main use of creatine is to give the muscles the energy to carry out normal daily activities. When creatine is produced by the body a large portion of it is stored in the muscles and the rest is used for other purposes by the body. But sportsmen make use of inorganic creatine supplements to supplement the creatine the body manufactures.

When creatine reaches unmanageable levels in the body what happens is that you can experience muscle cramps. Muscle cramps are mainly triggered by dehydration. Believe it or not but creatine absorbs water. So when there is too much creatine in the body there are certain areas of the body that become dehydrated and that is when muscle cramps are experienced.

Another known side effect of creatine is the gaining of extra weight. This occurs along the same lines as muscle cramps, the only difference is that weight gain occurs in parts of the body that absorb water as a direct result of the existence of excessive amounts of creatine.

Diabetes is something that can become an intolerable burden for a person who takes creatine supplements. Normally people who take creatine supplements consume glycemic sugars to promote the easier absorption of creatine. Subsequently sugar levels will be increased significantly to the point where natural body insulin is insufficient to break them down. And when the body ahs excessive sugar a person can trigger diabetes or even worsen it.

In addition to this a person can experience damage to their kidneys; liver; blood vessels and nerves because of diabetes and the body's resistance to insulin. Apart from these kidney stones and heat exhaustion are well known side effects of creatine. - 17274

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