Creatine is perfectly safe....If you buy
the right kind. Make sure that you know
and trust the brand that you buy from. It
is worth the few extra bucks to go for a
popular brand. This ensures the quality
of the product.
Because the fda does not have
any requirements or standards for the
companies to hold to while making
creatine, some companies will cut corners
and cheap out on raw materials and
compromise quality to save $$.
When quality is compromised,
much of the time the potency (absorption
ability of the creatine to the muscles) is
lowered, and the creatine that is not
absorbed is turned into a harmful toxin
called creatinine. While the long term
side affects are not fully understood,
they do know that it can have
non-reversable damage done to the liver.
So, if you didn't catch it the
first time.... Go for brands that you
have heard of to ensure quality. One
brand that I strongly recommend is
*cellucor m5* (great stuff) or if you do
not agree, try
www.Bodybuilding.Com
or other reputable sources.
Hope I helped, I tried to make
it as simple as possible. Good luck with
your lifting :)
