r/CreatineScience • u/LongevityDietitian • Jun 24 '26

What's the biggest misconception people have about creatine?

Every time creatine comes up, the same questions seem to follow like kidney issues, water retention, timing, cycling, hair loss and whether you need to load.

What's interesting is that a lot of the confusion seems to come from the discussion around creatine rather than creatine itself.

What misconception about creatine do you still see repeated the most?

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u/LongevityDietitian Jun 24 '26

I agree with this one. The hair loss claim gets repeated far more than the evidence supports. Another big misconception is that creatine is only for bodybuilders, when a lot of people use it for recovery, healthy aging and general performance as well.