Creatine Supplement Research Paper

A supplement is a product ingested to ensure that a particular ingredient is obtained to add value to the body. The value may be in terms of nutrition, weight loss, building muscles or even to gain weight. The most common ingredients in supplements include vitamins, proteins, enzymes and amino acids. The most common types of supplements used in the market today are Decacor Creatine which is a creatine supplement, General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) cod liver oil which is a fish oil supplement, Hydroxycut Hardcore Elite which is a testosterone supplement, Instant Knockout which is a testosterone supplement and also, Jack3D micro which is muscle supplement (Noomhorm, Ahmad & Anal, 2014). Decacor Creatine is extensively used due to its …show more content…
It's very popular in America and has a lot of customer reviews. Research on its effectiveness has been done by two clinics that used human subjects to determine its effectiveness. The clinics were funded by the Roar Ambition Company to carry out the research. The human subjects were divided in two, one on the supplement and the other using placebo, but they both were on low calorie diets, and intensive exercise. Those who used the supplement lost more weight than those on placebo. The findings show that it's thermogenic and hence can increase body metabolism and energy levels. Also, its main ingredients include; Yohimbine, L-theanine, coleus forskohlii, extracts of green coffee, Caffeine Anhydron, and caffeine. It's backed by science mostly because of its natural ingredients that have been scientifically proven to be valid. Such ingredients include caffeine Anhydron. Caffeine Anhydron causes energy boost and increased focus according to scientific studies. The fact that two clinics studied it using human subjects validates its importance. Its side effects are irritability, headaches and drowsiness (Elite,