Method of treating weight loss using creatine
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1. A method of treating muscle loss in a subject suffering muscle loss from reduced production of endogenous creatine, comprising administering an effective amount of a creatine compound.
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A method of using a creatine compound to treat muscle loss associated with liver and kidney diseases. In preferred embodiments, creatine monohydrate is administered by dialysis. The method can be extended to other diseases or conditions associated with muscle loss. Also provided is a composition comprising a dialysis fluid containing a creatine compound.
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- 1. A method of treating muscle loss in a subject suffering muscle loss from reduced production of endogenous creatine, comprising administering an effective amount of a creatine compound.
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13. A method of counteracting muscle loss associated with diseases of liver and kidney, comprising administering an effective amount of creatine monohydrate to a subject suffering such muscle loss, the creatine monohydrate administered by dialyzing the subject with a dialysis fluid containing creatine monohydrate.
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14. A dialysis fluid for treating muscle loss, the dialysis fluid containing a creatine compound.
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22. A dialysis fluid for treating muscle loss associated with diseases of liver and kidney, the dialysis fluid containing creatine monohydrate.
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