Could gym booster creatine also be a weapon against cancer?

LOS ANGELES – Taken as a metabolism pick-up by athletes and bodybuilders, creatine has of late seen increasing uptake outside the gym, as awareness grows of its potential as an anti-inflammatory and even as a cognitive aid.

But if research carried out at the University of California Los Angeles is anything to go by, creatine could soon also play a role in the fight against cancer.

Creatine “supercharges a critical class of immune cells that activate and prepare the body’s key cancer-fighters,” UCLA said, announcing new research in early June…

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