Table 2.
Food intake before (Pre) and after 12 weeks (Post) of either creatine or placebo supplementation in resistance-trained individuals consuming a high-protein diet
| |
Creatine (n = 12) |
Placebo (n = 14) |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | P (group x time interaction) |
| Protein (g) |
154 (45) |
154 (39) |
133 (36) |
120 (39) |
0.54 |
| Carbohydrate (g) |
283 (70) |
322 (96) |
271 (92) |
272 (124) |
0.49 |
| Lipid (g) |
84 (23) |
91 (27) |
98 (31) |
86 (31) |
0.23 |
| Protein (%) |
25 (5) |
23 (5) |
22 (4) |
22 (5) |
0.65 |
| Carbohydrate (%) |
45 (6) |
47 (9) |
43 (10) |
47 (6) |
0.58 |
| Lipid (%) |
30 (6) |
30 (8) |
35 (8) |
32 (6) |
0.48 |
| Total Energy (Kcal) |
2506 (530) |
2725 (522) |
2518 (544) |
2368 (781) |
0.29 |
| Protein/ body weight (g/Kg) | 1.9 (0.5) | 1.9 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) | 0.53 |
Data expressed as mean (standard deviation). There were no significant differences between groups at baseline. No significant within- or between-group differences were noted.