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I want to lose body fat and tone my muscles to get abs, should i take protein or creatine?

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Dr. Derek Farley answered

Specializes in Urgent Care

Protein : ...And resistance (weight) training. Limit carbs. For fastest results, do the slow carb diet or South Beach Diet at the same time use your choice of whey protein drinks/powders. Of course, follow this advice only when cleared by your doctor as certain disease states would not support this.

Answered 2/19/2015

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