The popular dietary supplement Creatine significantly improves your odds of intelligence and the work of memory you. It is often used by athletes to increase muscle mass. But that's not its only effect.
For the study they were intentionally selected vegetariantsi and vegans. They received creatine as a supplement to their diet.
"We chose especially vegetariantsi and vegans as those who consume meat and animal products, obtain various amounts of creatine (depending on the quantity and quality of the meat they consume) - explains Dr. Caroline Ray, the lead author of the study. - Although to reach the levels of additives in this experimental, such rises will have to take on about 2 pounds of meat a day! "She added.
Creatine was a natural choice for study because "it plays a key role in maintaining energy levels in the brain. So the hypothesis that supplementing a diet with creatine could assist brain function is reasonable, "she added.
Creatine supplementation has been tested for about 6 weeks, the participants have taken on 5 g of creatine per day.
People who took creatine have performed significantly better on tests brain power, and the results have been well measured. For example, in the exercise to remember long numbers, such as phone numbers, the result was improved by an average of 7 digits to 8.5 digits.
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