Week 5

Task 11:
For this portfolio task you are to research an area of nutrition that you are personally interested in and prepare a short summary of its history. Describe your interest in the topic and then consider whether your topic of interest is evidence based or anecdotal.

A:I’m very interested in sports nutrition and supplements, and especially the use of creatine in sports and fitness industry.

In 1832 French Scientist Chevreul discovered a new ingredient in meat, and he gave the name creatine. In 1912 Harvard University researchers Otto Folin and Wiley Glover Denis discovered creatine and ingesting creatine orally can improve the creatine concentration in muscles. In the late 1920s scientists discovered that creatine plays a key role in skeletal muscle metabolism, creatine is found naturally in vertebrates. The effects of creatine on physical performances have been well documented. It came into the public view in the 1992 Olympics; several athletes consumed creatine and achieved outstanding results in their field of competition. Creatine supplements for strength enhancement were not commercially available until 1993 when a company called EAS introduced creatine under the brand name Phosphagen. Later on researchers found out creatine in conjunction with high Carb food can increase the creatine store in muscles. In 1998 a company called Muscletech launched a product called cell-tech, the first creatine supplement at the time.          

The use of creatine for sports performance is very well researched, and is proven to be very effective in enhancing performance.

I’ve had a brief idea of what creatine does, but I never knew about the history and how it was found, this is a very good learning experience to me.

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