Many people question whether creatine is a steroid or drug since it enhances performance. The short answer is no. With all the media hype over performance enhancing drugs and professional athletes, I believe people have come to associate almost any substances that increases performance as illegal or a drug of some sort. The simple truth is that caffeine is a performance enhancing drug and I don’t think anyone would be worried about drinking a Coke before a drug test.

For a longer answer, creatine is a naturally occurring substance. The best natural sources for creatine are meat (red meat specifically) and fish. Like many other vitamins and minerals, most people’s diets do not supply optimal levels of creatine for some activities, thus the need for creatine supplementation.