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Creatine supplementation causes hair loss in men.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that creatine supplementation causes hair loss in men?
No. A 2021 systematic review reports the body of evidence does not indicate creatine supplementation causes hair loss or raises DHT, and a 2025 12-week randomized controlled trial in young males found no differences in DHT or hair follicle measures versus placebo, explicitly refuting the claim.
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Creatine. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatine
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Lak, M., Forbes, S. C., Ashtary-Larky, D., Dadkhahfar, S., Robati, R., Nezakati, F., Khajevandi, M., Naseri, S., Gerafiani, A., Haghighat, N., Antonio, J., & Tinsley, G. (2025). Does creatine cause hair loss? A 12-week randomized controlled trial. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502783.2025.2495229
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Does creatine cause hair loss? A 12-week randomized controlled trial - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502783.2025.2495229
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J, A., DG, C., SC, F., B, G., AR, J., RB, K., ES, R., AE, S., TA, V., DS, W., & TN, Z. (2021). Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-021-00412-w
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Antonio, J., Brown, A. F., Candow, D., Chilibeck, P., Ellery, S., Forbes, S. C., Gualano, B., Jagim, A., Kerksick, C., Kreider, R., Ostojic, S. M., Rawson, E. S., Roberts, M. D., Roschel, H., Smith-Ryan, A., Stout, J. R., Tarnopolsky, M., VanDusseldorp, T. A., Willoughby, D., & Ziegenfuss, T. (2024). Part II. Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502783.2024.2441760
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