Various types of energy drinks on the market often add "taurine", and recent animal studies have shown that "taurine can slow down aging and promote health". Scholars are calling for major clinical trials on taurine to see whether humans have the same effect.
Various types of energy drinks on the market often add "taurine", and recent animal studies have shown that "taurine can delay aging and promote health". Same effect.
The Guardian reported that the researchers found that the taurine content in the animal's body will drop significantly with age, but as long as the content is raised to the level of youth, it can improve the health of mice or monkeys, and even prolong the lifespan of mice.
It is not clear whether humans will benefit in the same way and whether the required dosage is safe, but scholars believe that the existing evidence is sufficient enough to warrant large-scale trials, especially because taurine already exists in the human body and is available on the market. Low-dose supplementation methods (energy drinks) are also available.
This finding prompted the team to test the effects of extra taurine in mice and found that the taurine-supplemented mice were healthier and looked younger than the control group, noting that "taurine-supplemented mice had higher bone density.", stronger muscles, better memory, and a younger-looking immune system.” In addition to improving health, the mice were given taurine and lived longer: Male mice lived an average of 10 percent longer, while female mice lived 12 percent longer, equivalent to an extra three to four months of life.
Dr. Vijay Yadav of Columbia University, who led the study, pointed out that "taurine levels decline with age, and the reversal of this decline makes animals live longer and healthier lives. Ultimately, these discoveries should be related to the human body".