Rene Jacobs (centre), post-doctoral fellow Robin da Silva and
graduate student Karen Kelly are involved in research suggesting
that creatine may help prevent liver disease caused by a high-
fat diet. (Edmonton) A collaborative study involving researchers
at the University of Alberta, the University of São Paulo in
Brazil, and the Memorial University of Newfoundland has shown
that creatine, a naturally occurring amino acid in the human
body, may contain properties that help fight the onset of non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease caused by a high-fat diet. René
Jacobs, assistant professor with the Department of Agricultural,
Food and Nutritional Science, was co-author of a research paper
recently published in The Journal of Nutrition. The research
indicates that taking creatine as a supplement can help prevent
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as numerous other
negative health effects associated with high fat intake, such as
inflammation and oxidative stress. “Creatine occurs naturally in
the human body,”