Creatine boosts protective effect of resistance training on bone mass

Creatine boosts protective effect of resistance training on bone mass

Especially women, but men too, start to lose a little bone mass each year after the age of forty. The pace at which bone breaks down increases with age. Strength training can slow the process down ...

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The decrease in bone mass in the neck of the femur of the women in the creatine group almost came to a halt. In the women who had not taken creatine the bone breakdown continued. This is a relevant finding because people with osteoporosis often break the femoral neck when they injure their hip. Healing is often slow or doesn't take place.