Dr. Darren Candow

Yeah.

Cancer there.

I don't think he's ever looked at creatine, but he does a lot of community based.

Yeah.

I just answered this question.

So an individual, because I said I take a pre-sleep sometimes and that'll keep me up peeing all night.

And I said, oh, actually, that's interesting.

So in this misconception paper as well, there's a section there that the creatine molecule, whichever, does not increase urinary output.

People thought since it's creating creatinine, you need to filter it.

We think it's the increase in fluid ingestion that you're probably taking either with exercise or what is usually recommended with creatine.

That's actually a myth as well.

You don't need to increase tons of water consumption, but the molecule doesn't cause an increase in urination.

It's not a diuretic or it doesn't increase urinary flow that way.

I do hear that a lot.

My logical guess is you're probably putting the creatine in eight ounces of water and you're probably drinking more water or exercising.

And that's one of the things.

But there's no evidence to suggest the molecule itself stimulates urination.

Yeah, the most studies don't support it.

And that's where we got to the point where, oh, if it doesn't decrease homocysteine levels, then maybe exogenous creatine doesn't reduce our natural creatine synthesis.

The studies that show it does are in animals, and I believe there was one human trial, but the majority shows it doesn't have any effect.