Impacts of creatine on the health of elderly individuals: a bibliometric study

The need to seek greater health and quality of life gave rise to the search for supplements, mainly creatine, which helps maintain the health of elderly people. This research aimed to produce a bibliometric analysis of scientific production on the impacts of creatine supplementation on the health and quality of life of elderly people, aiming to identify knowledge gaps in this area. This is a bibliometric study with exploratory and descriptive specificity carried out using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Comprehensive data was obtained such as the exponential growth scenario of articles produced between the years 2021 and 2022. The magazines that publish the most on the subject were: "Nutrients" and “The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research”. It is noteworthy that the United States is the country that leads scientific production on this topic, followed by Canada, where McMaster University is located, which stands out as the institution with the largest number of publications. It was found that creatine has an effective role in combating muscle atrophy and sarcopenia related to aging, when associated with physical activity, helping to improve quality of life. Furthermore, the scarcity of scientific works addressing this subject in detail is highlighted. It is necessary for new studies to be carried out on this topic.