What podcasts say about Dr. Darren Candow
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What Dr. Darren Candow has said on podcasts
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Creatine needs may increase as the brain becomes more metabolically stressed.
“the more stressed it is, the higher the dose seems to come into play”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 0:54
Candow finds no general group that cannot or should not take creatine.
“I can't find anybody that can't or shouldn't take creatine”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 1:06
- on Creatine supplementation in childrenPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Children may need at least one gram of creatine daily for bone and muscle development.
“they want to get at least one gram per day”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 1:21
Glutamine supplementation does not improve body composition in young healthy people.
“I sort of determined it was worthless in young, healthy individuals from a body composition standpoint”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 3:51
Creatine is now the most researched ergogenic supplement, ahead of protein and caffeine.
“it's now the most research supplement out there. It's overtaken protein and caffeine from an ergogenic perspective”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 4:56
Creatine helps muscles maintain ATP energy during physical work.
“creatine comes to the rescue to help maintain your energy currency”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 5:37
The body naturally synthesizes approximately one to three grams of creatine daily.
“It's making about one to three grams a day”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 6:16
- on Creatine supplementation in vegans and vegetariansPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Vegans and vegetarians may respond especially strongly to creatine supplementation.
“vegans and vegetarians respond literally the best on the planet”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 7:19
- on Creatine supplementation and kidney healthPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Randomized trials show creatine causes no detrimental kidney effects.
“there's been randomized control trials for several years showing that creatine causes no detrimental effects to the kidneys”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 9:26
- on Creatine supplementation and water retentionPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine-related water retention generally resolves during three-to-five-gram maintenance dosing.
“when you go on a maintenance phase of about 3 to 5 grams a day, that water retention goes away”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 10:16
- on Creatine supplementation with weight trainingPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine increases lean mass and regional muscle thickness when combined with weight training.
“creatine increases lean tissue mass and regional muscle thickness with weight training over time”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 11:23
Six weeks of creatine increases body mass by about 0.86 kilograms, mostly lean mass.
“you only increase mass by 0.86 kg. And the majority of that is lean mass”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 11:42
- on Creatine supplementation and fat massPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Meta-analyses indicate creatine supplementation reduces fat mass.
“creatine reduces fat mass”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 12:31
Five grams of creatine for six-to-eight weeks did not cause hair thinning or follicle loss.
“5 grams in young males for about six to eight weeks of training caused no detrimental effect from hair thinning follicle loss”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 13:40
- on Creatine supplementation and training capacityPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine supplementation appears to increase training capacity.
“creatine seems to enhance training capacity”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 14:57
- on Creatine supplementation and muscle recoveryPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine may enable faster muscle recovery between training sessions.
“it allows the muscle to recover quicker”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 15:54
- on Creatine supplementation and lean massPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine increases lean mass about 1.2 kilograms, with roughly half being skeletal muscle.
“You get an increase in lean mass by about 1.2kg. But as I said previously, remember, only half of that is skeletal muscle”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 16:58
- on Creatine supplementation with weight trainingPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine plus weight training produces greater gains than weight training alone.
“when you combine creatine with a standard weight training program, you should expect a greater increase than weight training alone”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 17:26
- on Creatine supplementation and functional abilityPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine combined with weight training may improve older adults’ functional ability.
“creatine and weight training seems to come to the rescue there”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 19:18
Creatine has an exceptionally strong safety profile in healthy individuals.
“The safety profile is exceptional”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 19:28
Creatine monohydrate is Candow’s preferred creatine form.
“by far, creatine monohydrate”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 20:19
Alternative creatine forms have not shown greater safety or effectiveness than monohydrate.
“it's never been shown to be safer or more effective than creatine monohydrate”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 20:53
Third-party supplement testing can verify the absence of contaminants such as lead or arsenic.
“there's no contaminants like lead or arsenic or things like that”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 21:37
People over 50 may need more creatine than standard dosing.
“if you're over the age of 50, maybe you want to have a little bit more”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 22:18
Splitting creatine into smaller doses may improve tolerability without adverse effects.
“if you take smaller amounts all throughout the day, it does not have any adverse effects. If anything, it seems to be a little bit more tolerable”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 24:06
- on Creatine supplementation and bone healthPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Bone benefits have been observed at approximately eight-to-twelve grams of creatine daily.
“the lowest dose ever been shown to have bone benefits is 8 grams all the way up to 12”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 25:45
- on Creatine supplementation and hip bone densityPositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine may reduce hip bone-mineral-density loss in postmenopausal women.
“creatine seemed to reduce the rate of bone mineral density loss around the hip region”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 26:19
- on Creatine supplementation and osteoporosisNegativeJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Creatine does not increase bone density or cure osteoporosis.
“they don't improve bone density. So they're not going to be an osteoporotic cure”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 26:52
Thirty grams of creatine may offset some effects of acute sleep deprivation.
“30 grams to a group of young individuals who volunteered to be sleep deprived for 21 hours. And that level of creatine increased creatine levels in the brain and it offset some of the negative effects”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 30:54
- on Creatine supplementation and cognitive performancePositiveJun 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Twenty grams of creatine improved speed and cognition during a prolonged Stroop test.
“they gave 20 grams of creatine before they did the test and then after, and it really improved their ability with speed and cognition there”
Open the episode · Creatine Expert: Creatine Is The Secret To Weight LossListen at 36:19
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