SynthesisNutrients2023
Resistance Exercise and Creatine Supplementation on Fat Mass in Adults < 50 Years of Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Resistance training combined with creatine supplementation: a three-level meta-analysis of multidimensional outcomes from strength enhancement to body composition remodeling.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Creatine supplementation and resistance training: a comparison between novice and experienced lifters - a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of creatine supplementation with and without exercise and diet intervention on body composition, cognitive function, and markers of health in middle-aged and older adults.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
- The emerging and evolving evidence supporting creatine as an ergogenic aid: history and applications.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Review
- The skeletal muscle-adipose creatine metabolic axis: A novel paradigm for lipid metabolism reprogramming and obesity management.Experimental physiology · 2026Review
- Intratesticular creatine maintains spermatogenesis by defining tight junctions.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The combination of resistance exercise and creatine supplementation has been shown to decrease body fat percentage in adults ≥ 50 years of age. However, the effect on adults < 50 years of age is currently unknown. To address this limitation, we systematically reviewed the literature and performed several meta-analyses comparing studies that included resistance exercise and creatine supplementation to resistance exercise and placebo on fat mass and body fat percentage Twelve studies were included, involving 266 participants. Adults (<50 years of age) who supplemented with creatine and performed resistance exercise experienced a very small, yet significant reduction in body fat percentage (-1.19%,
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