Kre-Alkalyn/CEE - Science or Scams?

An interesting post has appeared on the blog over at AST Sports Science’s US website regarding Kre-Alkalyn and Creatine Ethyl Ester.  AST have long been very sceptical on these allegedly new and improved versions of creatine, and now they seem to have some good scientific research to go towards proving them right.  The sources they are quoting are from the 4th International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) annual meeting in Las Vegas, where two studies were presented which examined both these newer versions of creatine and the claims that they are more efficient and safer than creatine monohydrate.

The findings of the two studies were that a) Kre-Alkalyn has no beneficial effect on creatine degredation from creatine to creatinine and b) CEE degrades very rapidly in the stomach.  So in short, there seems to be no scientific basis behind the claims these products make to have superior absorption.

For those interested in futher reading please visit:

AST’s blog: http://www.astss.com/blog/default.asp?bm=7&by=2007

and

The original article on the 2 studies: http://www.npicenter.com/anm/templates/newsATemp.aspx?articleid=18806&zoneid=28

July 16th, 2007