Betaine in inflammation: mechanistic aspects and applications

G Zhao, F He, C Wu, P Li, N Li, J Deng, G Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Betaine is known as trimethylglycine and is widely distributed in animals, plants, and
microorganisms. Betaine is known to function physiologically as an important …

Creatine for exercise and sports performance, with recovery considerations for healthy populations

B Wax, CM Kerksick, AR Jagim, JJ Mayo, BC Lyons… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Creatine is one of the most studied and popular ergogenic aids for athletes and recreational
weightlifters seeking to improve sport and exercise performance, augment exercise training …

Dietary requirements of “nutritionally non-essential amino acids” by animals and humans

G Wu, Z Wu, Z Dai, Y Yang, W Wang, C Liu, B Wang… - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
Amino acids are necessary for the survival, growth, development, reproduction and health of
all organisms. They were traditionally classified as nutritionally essential or non-essential for …

Creatine supplementation and upper limb strength performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Lanhers, B Pereira, G Naughton, M Trousselard… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Creatine is the most widely used supplementation to increase performance in
strength; however, the most recent meta-analysis focused specifically on supplementation …

Creatine supplementation for muscle growth: a scoping review of randomized clinical trials from 2012 to 2021

SH Wu, KL Chen, C Hsu, HC Chen, JY Chen, SY Yu… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Creatine supplementation is the most popular ergonomic aid for athletes in recent years and
is used for improving sport performance and muscle growth. However, creatine …

Creatine supplementation

M Hall, TH Trojian - Current sports medicine reports, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Creatine monohydrate is a dietary supplement that increases muscle performance in short-
duration, high-intensity resistance exercises, which rely on the phosphocreatine shuttle for …

Effects of betaine on body composition, performance, and homocysteine thiolactone

JM Cholewa, M Wyszczelska-Rokiel… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Springer
Background This study investigated the effects of long term betaine supplementation on
body composition, performance, and homocysteine thiolactone (HCTL) in experienced …

Effects of betaine on performance and body composition: a review of recent findings and potential mechanisms

JM Cholewa, L Guimaraes-Ferreira, NE Zanchi - Amino acids, 2014 - Springer
Betaine is a methyl derivative of glycine first isolated from sugar beets. Betaine consumed
from food sources and through dietary supplements presents similar bioavailability and is …

Role of creatine in the heart: Health and disease

M Balestrino - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Creatine is a key player in heart contraction and energy metabolism. Creatine
supplementation (throughout the paper, only supplementation with creatine monohydrate …

[HTML][HTML] Higher dietary choline and betaine intakes are associated with better body composition in the adult population of Newfoundland, Canada

X Gao, Y Wang, E Randell, P Pedram, Y Yi, W Gulliver… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Choline is an essential nutrient and betaine is an osmolyte and methyl donor.
Both are important to maintain health including adequate lipid metabolism. Supplementation …