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Creatinine

•Last Updated: October 13, 2024

Creatinine is a metabolic byproduct of creatine, and is sometimes used as a biomarker for kidney damage as it can accumulate when kidneys are impaired (despite creatine supplementation giving a false positive).

Last Updated:October 13, 2024

Research Snapshot

6,329 participants in 36 trials

Examine Evidence Grades

BSaffron

C4 outcomes

D10 outcomes

Examine Database: Creatinine

Intervention	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Resveratrol	D	Participants: 1617	No effect
Creatine	C	Participants: 368	Moderate Increase
Saffron	B	Participants: 618	Mixed effect
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Vitamin E		Participants: 478
Pycnogenol		Participants: 136
Ketogenic Diet		Participants: 10
Tongkat Ali		Participants: 13
Cissus Quadrangularis		Participants: 153
Theanine		Participants: 20
Glutamine		Participants: 30
Vitamin C		Participants: 65
Magnesium		Participants: 18
Spirulina		Participants: 24
Citrulline		Participants: 17
L-Carnitine		Participants: 10

Resveratrol

No effect

Creatine