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Creatine Injections in Mice: The Detail Headlines Miss
The delivery route changes what a study can tell us.
In this mouse melanoma experiment, researchers gave creatine by injection. The result does not establish a cancer benefit from people drinking creatine in a shake.
Dr. Leah Stockton calls it an early discovery. This study does not establish a cancer treatment or prevention benefit in people. Read past the headline.
Source video: Dr. Leah Stockton (YouTube)
https://youtu.be/2yZt0d_QaiM
Study: Kang et al., iScience (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115436
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication
Creatine & Cancer: What the Mouse Study Actually Tested
The tumor findings came from mice with melanoma. The creatine was injected. Cancer-risk reduction was not tested in this study.
Dr. Leah Stockton explains why those details matter before an early laboratory result becomes a claim about supplements and cancer. This study does not establish a prevention or treatment benefit in people.
Save the context. Read past the headline.
Source video: Dr. Leah Stockton (YouTube)
https://youtu.be/2yZt0d_QaiM
Study: Kang et al., iScience (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115436
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication
What did the bone trial show?
What did the two-year trial actually show?
Among 237 postmenopausal women following resistance training and walking, creatine improved selected hip-geometry measures. Bone mineral density did not benefit, and fewer falls or fractures were not demonstrated.
Keep each outcome beside its result.
Trial: https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003202
Source talk: Prof. Scott Forbes / Creatine For Health
https://youtu.be/gg2njTQ-kP4
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #HealthyAging #ResistanceTraining
Creatine PLUS training
Creatine may add to the benefits of resistance training in older adults. Keep the training in the picture.
Much of the research discussed by Prof. Scott Forbes involves adults without diagnosed sarcopenia; evidence in people with the condition is limited.
Watch the full talk for the context.
Source talk: Prof. Scott Forbes / Creatine For Health
https://youtu.be/gg2njTQ-kP4
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #HealthyAging #ResistanceTraining
Dose and duration are part of the result`s context.
This excerpt revisits the human trial and the limits of its exposure period and study purpose. A finding from one trial does not settle every question about long-term use.
Before sharing a confident conclusion, check how long the study actually followed the intervention.
Discussion source: Physionic
https://youtu.be/tcMgHncZVIw
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #RinconSportsNutrition
What was the trial designed to answer?
In patients with incurable cancer and appetite/weight loss, weight gain was the primary outcome. The trial did not demonstrate that benefit. Survival was secondary, with no significant difference between groups.
This clip keeps the original question beside the result.
Discussion source: Physionic
https://youtu.be/tcMgHncZVIw
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #RinconSportsNutrition
Creatine from food. Estimated intake. Observational data.
Those details matter when interpreting this study. Its dietary association cannot demonstrate that creatine supplements prevent cancer.
Our reaction gets into the distinction behind the back-and-forth headlines. Save it for the next time a food study becomes a supplement claim.
Discussion source: Physionic
https://youtu.be/tcMgHncZVIw
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #RinconSportsNutrition
A blood marker can be linked with later risk without telling us what taking a supplement would do.
This part of our reaction slows down the jump from a biomarker association to a claim about supplementation. The measurement, study design and possible explanations all matter.
Keep the word “associated” in the conversation.
Discussion source: Physionic
https://youtu.be/tcMgHncZVIw
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #RinconSportsNutrition
Before debating a result, ask what the researchers measured.
We pause the discussion to separate an enzyme involved in creatine production from a test of supplementation. That one detail changes how the finding should be interpreted.
Small question. Essential context.
Discussion source: Physionic
https://youtu.be/tcMgHncZVIw
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #RinconSportsNutrition
Creatine Injections in Mice: The Detail Headlines Miss
The delivery route changes what a study can tell us.
In this mouse melanoma experiment, researchers gave creatine by injection. The result does not establish a cancer benefit from people drinking creatine in a shake.
Dr. Leah Stockton calls it an early discovery. This study does not establish a cancer treatment or prevention benefit in people. Read past the headline.
Source video: Dr. Leah Stockton (YouTube)
youtu.be/2yZt0d_QaiM
Study: Kang et al., iScience (2026)
doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115436
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication
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Creatine & Cancer: What the Mouse Study Actually Tested
The tumor findings came from mice with melanoma. The creatine was injected. Cancer-risk reduction was not tested in this study.
Dr. Leah Stockton explains why those details matter before an early laboratory result becomes a claim about supplements and cancer. This study does not establish a prevention or treatment benefit in people.
Save the context. Read past the headline.
Source video: Dr. Leah Stockton (YouTube)
youtu.be/2yZt0d_QaiM
Study: Kang et al., iScience (2026)
doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115436
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#Creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication
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What did the bone trial show?
What did the two-year trial actually show?
Among 237 postmenopausal women following resistance training and walking, creatine improved selected hip-geometry measures. Bone mineral density did not benefit, and fewer falls or fractures were not demonstrated.
Keep each outcome beside its result.
Trial: doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003202
Source talk: Prof. Scott Forbes / Creatine For Health
youtu.be/gg2njTQ-kP4
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#creatine #HealthyAging #resistancetraining
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Creatine PLUS training
Creatine may add to the benefits of resistance training in older adults. Keep the training in the picture.
Much of the research discussed by Prof. Scott Forbes involves adults without diagnosed sarcopenia; evidence in people with the condition is limited.
Watch the full talk for the context.
Source talk: Prof. Scott Forbes / Creatine For Health
youtu.be/gg2njTQ-kP4
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#creatine #HealthyAging #resistancetraining
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Before debating a result, ask what the researchers measured.
We pause the discussion to separate an enzyme involved in creatine production from a test of supplementation. That one detail changes how the finding should be interpreted.
Small question. Essential context.
Discussion source: Physionic
youtu.be/tcMgHncZVIw
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #rinconsportsnutrition
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The mouse finding deserves attention. The next question is how it applies to people.
This excerpt keeps the animal result and the missing human evidence together. Cancer spread in an experimental model does not establish that typical supplementation causes a first cancer in healthy humans.
Watch for who was actually studied.
Discussion source: Physionic
youtu.be/tcMgHncZVIw
Educational discussion, not medical advice.
#creatine #ResearchLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #rinconsportsnutrition
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Creatine Injections in Mice: The Detail Headlines Miss
Creatine & Cancer: What the Mouse Study Actually Tested
Bone Geometry Isn't Bone Density
Creatine and Aging: Keep Training in the Picture
Creatine & Bone Health: What Did the Trial Show?
Creatine + Training: Why the Combination Matters
Creatine Trial: Weight Was the Main Question
Creatine From Food: What the Study Can Tell Us
Creatine & Cancer: Read Past the Headline