Creatine Supplements May Up Muscle Mass in RA

Although the lack of effects on strength and physical function are disappointing, the increase in lean mass we demonstrated suggests that creatine supplementation may be beneficial in patients with severe rheumatoid cachexia, since a marked loss of lean mass both impairs the body's ability to fight infection due to limited expendable protein reserve for immune cell production, and increases the risk of mortality," the authors wrote. Substantial loss of lean mass, or rheumatoid cachexia, is common in patients with RA, and contributes to decreased strength and impaired physical function. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/53961?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-10-08&eun=g721819d0r