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Old September 25th, 2003, 11:40 PM
determined
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"motu" wrote in message
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Just got my newsletter from consumerlab. They tested creatine, HMB, and
glutamine. If you take any of these supplements you may be interested in
the report.

Liquid creatine did especially horribly. One of them had less than 1% of
the creatine claimed on the label. And in fact, it actually contained

more
contaminant than creatine.
I think the contaminant was dicyandiamide, but they didn't really spell

that
out. Liquid, chewables, and fizzie types did the worst.

I'm not for or against using these products. We are all adults and can
decide for ourselves. I just think someone has to hold these

manufacturers
to some level of purity and dose parameter.


I had heard about the liquid creatine report. I bought some once - it
tastes fabulous, but apparently had nearly no creatine in it... A huge
container of powdered creatine is dirt cheap, so if I really want to do the
creatine thing, I just buy powder. But I just hate the whole water
retention thingie...


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Old September 26th, 2003, 12:15 AM
Patricia Heil
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Since these products are marketed as dietary supplements,
the FDA cannot test them. What the FDA can do is regulate
their labeling; if they make health claims on
their labels, they must be able to prove those claims.

Refresh my memory, who was it posted here recently that
we should contact Congress and tell them to ditch a bill
that would make the manufacturers do what you're saying.

motu wrote:

Just got my newsletter from consumerlab. They tested creatine, HMB, and
glutamine. If you take any of these supplements you may be interested in
the report.

Liquid creatine did especially horribly. One of them had less than 1% of
the creatine claimed on the label. And in fact, it actually contained more
contaminant than creatine.
I think the contaminant was dicyandiamide, but they didn't really spell that
out. Liquid, chewables, and fizzie types did the worst.

I'm not for or against using these products. We are all adults and can
decide for ourselves. I just think someone has to hold these manufacturers
to some level of purity and dose parameter.

The link if you are interested:
http://www.consumerlab.com/results/creatine.asp

 




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