April 2011 PMID 21118604

The influence of creatine supplementation on the cognitive functioning of vegetarians and omnivores.

David Benton, Rachel Donohoe

Download social card

Mentions

Peak: 4 in Dec 2020

across 6 sources since Mar 2018

Extended reach

231,188

potential audience

Total likes

1,874

Video views

63,506

Mentions per month

Mar 2018 – Dec 2025

Where it's discussed

X / Twitter35 posts
Instagram7 posts
Reddit4 posts
News4 articles
YouTube2 videos
Blogs1 articles

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The discussions strongly emphasize the cognitive benefits of creatine supplementation for vegetarians, with mentions like 'improved memory' and 'lower creatine levels' that highlight the relevance of this research. The tone varies from scientific curiosity to advocacy, with users referencing specific studies, suggesting a high level of engagement and the potential to impact dietary or supplement practices.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions support the idea that creatine supplementation benefits vegetarians and vegetarians have lower creatine levels, which can impact cognition, indicating strong agreement.

InterestHigh interest

Participants display high curiosity and engagement, referencing specific studies, mechanisms, and dietary implications, reflecting a keen interest in the research findings.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many social discussions delve into scientific explanations, question the methodology, and link creatine to cognitive enhancement, showing deep engagement with the topic.

ImpactHigh impact

The collective tone suggests that many individuals believe this research could influence supplement use, dietary choices, and future health recommendations, indicating significant perceived impact.

Abstract in brief

Creatine helps provide energy in the brain and is mostly found in meat and animal products, so vegetarians typically have lower levels.
The study gave young women either a placebo or creatine supplement for 5 days and tested their cognitive functions, finding no effect on verbal fluency or vigilance but improved memory specifically in vegetarians.
Regardless of diet, creatine reduced the variability in reaction times, indicating more consistent responses in cognitive tasks after supplementation.]

Read the full abstract

All mentions

Creatine Benefits for Memory and Cognitive Function in Healthy Adults

Exploring how creatine supplementation may improve short-term memory and reasoning, especially in vegetarians, older adults, and those experiencing stress or brain injury. More research is needed to confirm effects on…

Leonardo Alaniz · Dec 20, 2020 32,727 views

Effects of Daily Creatine on Brain Function and Cognitive Performance

Subscribe to our channel for more insights. In this video, we explore how creatine impacts brain energy, memory, and mental stamina, including its benefits during sleep deprivation and high-stress situations.

Inka Land, MSc · Apr 14, 2025 28,542 views

Understanding Creatine: Benefits, Usage, and Timing Strategies

Creatine is one of the most studied molecules in sports nutrition, providing benefits beyond muscle growth. This video explains how it works biologically, how to choose the best formulation, and answers common questions…

Mario Rubbino · Oct 14, 2024 2,237 views

matt wardel

@MattWardel · X

@WorldDarkWeb Becoming vegan actually lowers your IQ by 15 points due to the fact that meat contains creatine. https://t.co/rB39kSSkrm https://t.co/DuIgQSVxpv

Dec 28, 2025 · 27 followers View post →

Baylor HP_1420

@CreatineFX · X

https://t.co/gP8xje07Op - This study by Cambridge University among vegetarians and omnivores found that creatine supplementation for 5 days in vegetarians improves cognitive function and memory that requires ATP because creatine improves ATP regeneration

May 4, 2025 · 2 followers View post →

Matt Parrott

@MatthewParrott · X

@ravensherbert The body's endogenous creatine is apparently insufficient, and vegetarians should be presumed to be deficient unless they're actively supplementing. https://t.co/Lx2WVEgUNc

May 1, 2025 · 5,380 followers View post →

david gustaf

@DGustaf35336 · X

@MKULTRAMILF @coldhealing Do you supplement creatine to address your diet deficiency? It can significantly increase IQ and memory performance in vegans and vegetarians. Creatine is commonly found in meat but powder based supplements are actually vegan https://t.co/BY2rzW149F… https://t.co/5YaVEnGE9O

Apr 25, 2025 · 48 followers View post →

Justin Karlin

@justinkarlin · X

@FitFastCoach Data I saw said creatine improves IQ test scores if given to vegetarians. https://t.co/L03Pie5FJz

Nov 8, 2024 · 475 followers View post →

Natan

@Nethslaa · X

@K2Kotlarczyk @ish_silverstein @ALuxannaR @Mambo5751580861 @Herubis To dlaczego weganie na suplementacji kreatyną (atp, białko zawarte w tkance mięśniowej) odnotowują poprawienie się sprawności kognitywnej? https://t.co/mdm5FC7h9P Ludzie to wszystkożercy, więc i taka dieta najlepiej wpływa na ich funkcjonowanie

Jul 10, 2024 · 23 followers View post →

Bronze Age Galkovsky

@bronzeagegalk · X

@0x49fa98 Chickpeas and all plant protein sources without exceptions lack certain "non-essential" amino acids like creatine, which has been associated with an in increase in cognitive abilities in vegans and vegetarians upon supplementation. https://t.co/JeadQ6m3mF https://t.co/5TGZstToQA

Jan 9, 2024 · 146 followers View post →

PavelMostov

@PavelMostov · X

@doritg1 @TOHEUBOHE זה מדעי: טבעונים נהיים חכמים יותר כשמקבלים קריאטין (נמצא בבשר) https://t.co/GivS1yuIiT

Aug 16, 2023 · 509 followers View post →

MNisham

@0xnisham · X

@theliverdr https://t.co/VKdHaxhMNS Your view on this?

Jun 6, 2023 · 125 followers View post →

Augusto

@e_augusto31 · X

May 26, 2023 · 3 likes · 168 followers View post →

S+L+T

@eepouvanteur · X

@bobbin2fil @Langlai73410097 Source qui démontre que les végétariens/vegan sont déficients en créatine : https://t.co/aBvPJwdPHz La synthèse endogène étant insuffisante, la supplémentation augmente leur mémoire/capacité cognitive dans certains tests + certaines recherches démontrent un effet sur la santé psy

May 25, 2023 · 26 followers View post →

alephh

@alephh · X

Creatine vs cognition of vegetarians & omnivores (randomized double-blind) – In vegetarians rather than in meat-eaters, creatine resulted in better memory – Irrespective of diet, creatine decreased variability in responses to a choice reaction-time task https://t.co/kngRn8sz0h

Apr 22, 2023 · 389 followers View post →

whitetrashjiva

@whitetrashjiva · X

@supremelentilmn @DerChef99 @veganfuture Creatine status in vegetarians might be affecting memory https://t.co/BalVKlTxxz

Jan 24, 2023 · 373 followers View post →

Tortoire

@tortoire · X

@ScepticalDoctor https://t.co/HJFmmuVFfN

Jan 14, 2023 · 123 followers View post →

FitPunk

@fitpunk_ · X

Sep 26, 2022 · 2 likes · 350 followers View post →

Levi Finkelstein

@LeviFinkelstein · X

If you're vegan/vegetarian there's a descent chance you have a creatine insufficiency causing you to be dumber. Supplementing can make you smarter again: https://t.co/EqX3cik6Zb https://t.co/lKCqFlKmBt

Jul 15, 2022 · 1 like · 153 followers View post →

J P Fanton

@HealthyFellow · X

@I_C_Nutrition @_atanas_ @_INPST @ScienceCommuni2 @DHPSP @Mangan150 @fitmslax @WillBrink @HeidiHmoretti @shashiiyengar @SBakerMD @Travis_Statham @CarnivoreSapien @nachoafysalud @thirokazu_uc @kojija There have been several. This may be the one you’re referring to: https://t.co/HTERYz7Mnb

Mar 15, 2022 · 1 like · 25,949 followers View post →

Carl

@PathToMaster · X

There's one study, a bit old & not really long, that showed it actually reduces memory for omnivores. https://t.co/ZUTHHeecN5

Feb 3, 2022 · 187 followers View post →

Bill Gassett

@massrealty · X

RT @VitaminsMemory: According to this study, when vegetarians were given supplemental #creatine (20 grams per day for five days), their cog…

Aug 12, 2021 · 1 share · 30,615 followers View post →

Vitamins Improve Memory

@VitaminsMemory · X

Aug 12, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,782 followers View post →

Bill Gassett

@massrealty · X

RT @VitaminsMemory: According to this study, when vegetarians were given supplemental #creatine (20 grams per day for five days), their cog…

Jun 9, 2021 · 3 shares · 30,615 followers View post →

Andre' D. Foxx

@AndreDFoxx1 · X

RT @VitaminsMemory: According to this study, when vegetarians were given supplemental #creatine (20 grams per day for five days), their cog…

Jun 9, 2021 · 3 shares · 413 followers View post →

Debbie Hampton

@dlhampton · X

RT @VitaminsMemory: According to this study, when vegetarians were given supplemental #creatine (20 grams per day for five days), their cog…

Jun 9, 2021 · 3 shares · 11,740 followers View post →

Vitamins Improve Memory

@VitaminsMemory · X

Jun 9, 2021 · 13 likes · 3 shares · 3,782 followers View post →

Tyrone Williams

@ImmuneHack · X

RT @raphaels7: https://t.co/7h9HA6edKz ask them why they'd prescribe a diet to infants and toddler who, IN ADULTS, causes - worse memory -…

May 6, 2021 · 1 share · 9,144 followers View post →

Raphael Sirtoli

@raphaels7 · X

May 6, 2021 · 4 likes · 1 share · 8,595 followers View post →

Vitamins Improve Memory

@VitaminsMemory · X

Apr 11, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,782 followers View post →

Thriceborn (They/Them)

@heno_on_main · X

@likeplastic_ It's most well-known as a supplement that bodybuilders take to bulk up and improve performance, but evidence shows that vegetarians who take it can have improved cognition/memory: https://t.co/2d9z23ifKv https://t.co/oYYYN7nSgi

Jan 9, 2021 · 1 like · 5 followers View post →

SosDeUstoroi

@AncestralYogurt · X

@Grahanimal @ChivSJ84 @Jellyyacht @Tesco OK ideologue. Run along now. It's clear you are a tad butthurt that there are people out there willing to call a spade a spade. Here's some more data for you to ignore: https://t.co/VnpopNFpf8 https://t.co/NBIIcCEEOJ https://t.co/oHGagniEzt https://t.co/noGgH3oo0B

Jan 8, 2021 · 83 followers View post →

SosDeUstoroi

@AncestralYogurt · X

@OrangeYoshi696 https://t.co/EWpW3fMINc https://t.co/7OPSUqtAyT https://t.co/kYbSWIborM https://t.co/jasXJ8vNUZ https://t.co/uyTIMlmHrF https://t.co/ymEj79sMiU https://t.co/NMEnvHnz3x https://t.co/GOGd3rUiqj

Dec 26, 2020 · 83 followers View post →

Milo Mighty Squeak from the Pilbara

@MiloWh007 · X

Who wants to explain creatine to her? https://t.co/JmC2AoCPh4 https://t.co/S2puYifHNS

Dec 23, 2020 · 1 like · 1,592 followers View post →

nicht leer

@GeistRainer · X

@comuna_ciurea https://t.co/xl7VkNLrwy

Nov 17, 2020 · 75 followers View post →

FósforoEnc

@FrozenMount · X

4.1 “The influence of creatine supplementation on the cognitive functioning of vegetarians and omnivores” https://t.co/5XoA5sA6O6

Jul 23, 2020 · 10 followers View post →

J P Fanton

@HealthyFellow · X

@scorpiotiger @MMAisBoring @besthealthyou @zoom_us Creatine often declines after switching from an omnivore diet. https://t.co/WnDlds41jZ Supplementation can be helpful and isn't antagonistic to vegan-philosophy: https://t.co/0Jhj2956Wy

Jul 2, 2020 · 25,949 followers View post →

Marilia Coutinho, Ph.D., the Baffled Immigrant

@mariliacout · X

8/ The vegetarian brain becomes undistinguishable from the omnivorous brain, with improved memory: @BulkSupps https://t.co/V2sP0AGpx5

Jun 12, 2019 · 2,771 followers View post →

2023 Aaron N. Smith Et Al. Creatine As A Therapeutic Target in ...

News

https://doi:10.1017/s0007114510004733. Pﬂügers Arch. 472 (9) (2020) 1299–1343. https://doi:10.1007/ [52] S. David, M. Shoemaker, B.E. Haley, Abnormal ...

Dec 30, 2025 View →

Os Efeitos Da Suplementação de Creatina Na Função Cognitiva ...

News

doi:10.1017/S0007114510004733 Available from: h|ps://[Link]/pubmed/21118604. 9. Alves CR, Merege Filho CA, Bena‚ FB, et al. Crea&ne supplementa&on associated ...

Dec 30, 2025 View →

BPK 110 Textbook | PDF | Calorie | Nutrients

News

... 10.1017/S0007114510004733. Beyer, K. M. M., Kaltenbach, A., Szabo, A., Bogar, S., Nieto, F. J., & Malecki, K. M. (2014). Exposure to Neighborhood Green Space ...

Dec 30, 2025 View →