>A recent double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that, after three months of creatine use, test subjects showed no significant increase in body water. In fact, the creatine group showed greater gains in total body mass and fat-free mass.
>Best of all, this recent study employed the latest in body composition measurements-deuterated water isotopic analysis which utilizes a non-radioactive "tracer".
>Now it is possible that some inferior-grade creatine may actually promote water gain that results in a soft, puffy look.
>However, this can be due to several reasons. One, it may not be due to the creatine, but excess sodium.
>When cheaply manufactured, excess sodium remains in the finished product.
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