{"id":912099,"date":"2026-11-10T06:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/912099\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T06:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:34:09","slug":"california-to-require-id-for-minors-buying-creatine-diet-supplements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/912099\/","title":{"rendered":"California to require ID for minors buying creatine, diet supplements"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) \u2014 Starting in 2027, Californians will need an ID to buy creatine.<\/p>\n

AB 2030 bans minors from buying creatine <\/a>and other diet supplements like green coffee extract. That means stores could start requiring ID for those kinds of supplements. The law goes into effect in January of 2027.<\/p>\n

California was the second state to pass a ban like this. New York was the first.<\/p>\n

I spoke with San Diego Discount Nutrition owner Freddia Evaristo about what the change could mean.<\/p>\n

“Almost never, almost never,” Frankie said when asked how often teens come in to buy creatine.<\/p>\n

“If somebody comes in and they look obviously young, maybe 12 or 13 years old we’re not going to sell it to them, but I don’t know if that’s ever even happened,” Evaristo said. <\/p>\n

Evaristo is also a certified nutritionist and said he has been selling supplements for 20 years.<\/p>\n

“The recommended age is 18 and over, simply because the growth plates in the bones are not developed yet,” Frankie said.<\/p>\n

He said he doesn’t see the point in this law because teens aren’t really buying these supplements \u2014 at least not from him.<\/p>\n

But there is another side to it. Teen eating disorders and body image issues are a real concern, and multiple eating disorder advocacy groups spoke out in favor of this bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Allyson Ford, who owns Eating Disorder and OCD Therapy in San Diego, said parents and teens have been reaching out.<\/p>\n

“We’ve recently had a lot of inquiries from teens and their parents, who have mentioned that the teens have gotten hold of their supplements,” Ford said.<\/p>\n

Ford said that she had seen an uptick in younger male clients facing body image pressure online. Often, a negative relationship with supplements was part of the issue her clients face. <\/p>\n

“Oftentimes, when someone is having a really obsessive relationship with supplements, including creatine, they’re usually, that’s kind of like a snowball [effect]” Ford said.<\/p>\n

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