{"id":873689,"date":"2026-10-07T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873689\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T07:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:46:11","slug":"study-finds-creatine-may-help-preserve-muscle-even-without-structured-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873689\/","title":{"rendered":"Study finds creatine may help preserve muscle, even without structured exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.tamu.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/18\/study-finds-creatines-benefits-extend-beyond-the-gym\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/stories.tamu.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/18\/study-finds-creatines-benefits-extend-beyond-the-gym\/\">A new study from Texas A&amp;M University<\/a> suggests creatine may help adults maintain and build lean muscle and strength, even without a structured exercise routine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Researchers followed 64 adults between the ages of 45 and 65 for 12 weeks. Participants were given either 10 grams of creatine monohydrate each day or a placebo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Researchers found that adults who took creatine but did not participate in structured exercise gained about 2.4 pounds of lean tissue during the 12-week study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Those who took creatine and consistently exercised saw even greater gains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Dr. Kathy Nguyen with Memorial Hermann Medical Group says creatine can be especially helpful as people age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s beneficial for aging, for muscle recovery, even menopause or perimenopause,\u201d Nguyen said. \u201cIt really helps with muscles, but there\u2019s a lot of research and data that it has long-lasting benefits for brain health, metabolic diseases, and just overall fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Researchers also found that participants taking creatine while following a calorie deficit were better able to preserve muscle while losing fat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Nguyen said maintaining muscle mass can be particularly important for people trying to lose weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cIf you are losing weight, the first thing we always see go is the muscle,\u201d Nguyen said. \u201cSo you want to optimize protein, but those patients of mine on GLP-1s, I often recommend creatine so they can maintain that muscle mass and then lose the right type of weight and not the wrong one from our muscles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Nguyen recommends creatine monohydrate for adults 18 and older who are looking to maintain muscle mass. She recommends taking 3 to 5 grams per day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">As with any supplement, people should talk with their doctor before adding creatine to their routine, particularly if they have underlying health conditions or take medications.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kprc_breaking.webp\" width=\"234\" height=\"50\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf eUxjKG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new study from Texas A&amp;M University suggests creatine may help adults maintain and build lean muscle and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":873690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[1335,97,25247,269],"class_list":["post-873689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-creatine","tag-health","tag-healthy","tag-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/873690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}