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Originally Posted by kstreeter513  Creatinine and Creatine are not the same thing. Low creatinine levels are a good thing and show that kidney fuction is normal. Creatinine is a waste product produced by your body and filtered out by your kidneys, high levels indicate kidney disease.
Creatine is something produced and stored in skeletal muscle to aid in ATP production. |
Well that's why I was out to ask doc about it, I knew they weren't the same thing but I'm uncertain about the relationship. Lower is better for creatinine sounds good, given my numbers. But now I'm left to wonder, why is there a lower limit? What does it mean to be below that limit? What should I do about it? I mean if it were not a bad thing, why would there even be a low end of 0.70?
So I see that they are different things and lower is better for creatinine - but what about this statement: "vegetarians clearly show lower levels of muscle creatine which, upon creatine supplementation, rise to a level higher than in meat-eaters" ? Is this suggesting that I should consider creatine supplementation? How can I tell if it's indicated? Is "higher than meat-eaters" a good thing?
I need to study up - but if you folks can point me in the right direction - please do!
