Ask HN: What supplements do you take that have good scientific backing?

Re:Ask HN: What supplements do you take that have good scien... by hunter-gatherer on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:59PM (#34316809)

During my life I've probably taken every sports supplement under the sun, and the two things from an athletic perspective I can say definitely have given me consisten results is creatine and whey protein. I regulary interchange other things and take them out of habbit and for the lolz I guess, but I can't say I've noticed positive effects from anything else.

The last 6 months I've routinely taken vitamin D because I had read the literature and have noticed that all the illness that swpet through my family this year seemed mild as well. Might be that I've also been more diligent with hand sanitizer as well though. But yeah, creatine is amazing.

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Re:Ask HN: What supplements do you take that have good scien... by jesuscript on Monday January 09, 2023 @05:05PM (#34316895)

What are the facts on the hair loss concerns with Creatine?

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Re:Ask HN: What supplements do you take that have good scien... by chollida1 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @08:06AM (#34324235)

I thought that was disproven. There was a single study that mentioned hair loss in the 1000's for creatine.

It's often held up as one of the most studied supplements around and again, only a single study reported it as a possible side effect.

if hair loss is a side effect then there should be some proof of that somewhere.

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