Things that are not steroids: creatine

Here is a real conversation I had a few days ago: We were talking about an actor who had suddenly gotten fairly muscular. I said it had happened so fast that drugs were probably involved.

“So he’s on steroids?”

“Basically, yes.”

“Like creatine.”

“Ah. No.”

I’m tired of seeing creatine defamed in these streets! She’s a humble supplement. She’s not exactly directly represented in the food pyramid, but nor is she a threat on the life of your favorite athletes framing them up to fail a drug test. So let’s straighten a few things out.