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Creatine uptake enhances antitumor immunity

185 points · 227 comments · lormayna

  1. ThouYS · · focus · HN ↗
    The whole creatine craze reminds me of Vitamin D a couple of years ago. Which also sounded harmless, but can go very wrong if not careful
    1. BugsJustFindMe · · focus · HN ↗
      > but can go very wrong if not careful

      This is vague and doesn't explain anything. Can you share any references that communicate what you're thinking about?

      1. nkozyra · · focus · HN ↗
        They're talking about vitamin D, which accumulates due to being fat soluble and is indeed toxic at a certain level[1]

        It became something of a panacea nutrient, recently around COVID.

        1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Vitamin_D_toxicity" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Vitamin_D_toxicity

        1. nomel · · focus · HN ↗
          And, if you drink a glass of carrot juice a day, you&#x27;ll receive toxic levels of vitamin A!

          ~40% of people don&#x27;t get enough vitamin D [1]. It&#x27;s not useful to categorize it as some trend, based on people just not following general recommended dosing (with more precise dosing depending entirely on personal sun exposure and skin color).

          edit: As an office worker, I take 10k IU per day when I&#x27;m entirely indoors (most of the time), but vary it based on sun exposure. I based this on recent studies, and have my doctors approval with an exactly center-of-the-nominal-range vitamin D serum level.

          [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC9573946&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC9573946&#x2F;

          1. _puk · · focus · HN ↗
            You&#x27;ll also go orange [0]

            0: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;drink4good.com&#x2F;can-drinking-too-much-carrot-juice-turn-you-orange&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;drink4good.com&#x2F;can-drinking-too-much-carrot-juice-tu...

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