Peer-reviewed research on creatine, protein and sweetening systems — read, charted and translated into what it means for a formulator. Every claim traced back to its PubMed source.
A 2026 review pooled ten randomised sucralose trials: nothing moved in microbial diversity, short-chain fatty acids or glucose, at a post hoc power of 5 to...
29 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Three 2026 meta-analyses measured what milk and soy protein do to blood lipids. LDL fell by 3.45 mg/dL, the effect faded with trial quality, and none...
27 Oct 2026 · 12 min
A 2026 meta-analysis of 18 trials reports resting systolic pressure 3.25 mmHg lower with non-nutritive sweeteners. A second 2026 synthesis finds nothing. The comparator explains it.
22 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Adding protein to an exercise programme lifted grip strength by 0.39 SMD across 16 trials, barely moved muscle mass and did nothing for mobility. All three...
20 Oct 2026 · 11 min
A 2024 meta-analysis reported a memory effect for creatine. Its memory estimate pooled 1,000 participants from a review of 492. EFSA disagreed, and in 2026 the...
15 Oct 2026 · 12 min
A 2026 Bayesian network meta-analysis of 119 trials puts creatine at +2.26 cm in countermovement jump. Restricted to trials with a verifiable dose, the effect falls...
13 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Eighteen randomised trials of 6 to 31 months found no difference between plant and animal protein on lean mass, strength or cardiometabolic markers. What that changes...
08 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Eight randomised trials, 482 older adults: creatine plus resistance training added 0.29 SMD in lower-body strength and 0.27 in lean tissue mass. Small effects, and the...
06 Oct 2026 · 14 min
A 2026 network meta-analysis of 35 randomised trials in 1,211 trained athletes ranked creatine first for strength, protein for endurance and omega-3 for recovery. No supplement...
01 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Replacing sugar-sweetened drinks with sweetened ones moved body weight by 0.73 kg across 14 randomised trials. Glycaemic markers barely moved. What that means for a sugar-reduction...
29 Sep 2026 · 13 min
A 2026 multilevel meta-analysis pooled 170 outcomes from 424 women in training. Creatine gave a small effect, Hedges g 0.23, at low certainty. What that means...
24 Sep 2026 · 12 min
A Bayesian network meta-analysis of 36 trials ranked seven protein sources for lean mass. Whey led at +1.24 kg; the blend node came fifth, on three...
22 Sep 2026 · 12 min