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What Happens If You Take Too Much Creatine, A Notorious Deficiency On High-Protein Diets, How To Become A Nutrition Ninja & More With Chris Masterjohn.

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The Effects of Creatine on Kidney Function

The kidneys reabsorb over 99% of what they take in. If your kidney function declines, like if you have kidney disease or your kidneys just stop working as well, the creatinine is going to get stuck in your blood. You're not doing something very abnormal or unnatural when you're taking five grams of creatine per day as a supplement. In a natural functioning body with no supplementation, creatine going up in the blood is a marker of poor kidney function.

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