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Taurine is a semi-essential amino acid. The body depends on taurine, especially in the first years of life. Its deficiency can affect the nervous system and muscles, problems that usually appear with age. Taurine levels in various tissues decrease as we age.

Taurine not only lengthens life, but improves it with weight control, stronger bones and muscles. Taurine also appeared to improve control of blood sugar levels, improve immune function, and reduce inflammation, which plays an important role in many health problems.

Taurine slows aging at the cellular level, reducing DNA damage and other markers of aging. It could even improve the cells' perception of nutrients, boost mitochondria, and reduce inflammation.

Exercise increases taurine levels and slows the aging process.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn9257 (2023)

This study aimed to clarify the combined positive effect of taurine and omega-3 supplementation on delayed-onset DOMS muscle soreness and muscle damage after high-intensity eccentric exercise.

https://www.jimc.ir/article_172531_3e82e1dfd94f270ec30366198eb39c3d.pdf (2023).---

In these reviews, a low dose of taurine (0.05 g) before performing strength-building exercises can decrease muscle fatigue and increase enzymatic antioxidants. Taurine supplementation significantly increased SOD and GPX. Taurine has antioxidant effects against oxidative stress induced by resistance exercise and lipid peroxidation. Taurine activates the AKT-mTOR axis to restore muscle mass and contractile strength in human models

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-018-0896-2 (2018).---

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.700352/full (2021).----

https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adi3025 (2023).---

https://www.magiran.com/paper/2575766?lang=en (2023).---

https://journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/17/4/dmm050540/347006 (2024).--

Studies also highlight the potential of amino acids as effective anti-fatigue and performance enhancers for athletes. Taking into account the current data, it seems that BCAAs, citrulline and arginine definitely act as anti-fatigue and improve performance in athletes.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0963996924003818 )2024).--

The present investigation sought to explore the effects of taurine supplementation associated with physical exercise as an excellent strategy for the treatment and prevention of obesity.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-93337-1_27 (2022).---

The amount of the semi-essential amino acid taurine in circulation decreased with age. Taurine supplementation slowed key markers of aging, such as increased DNA damage, telomerase deficiency, impaired mitochondrial function, and cellular senescence. Loss of taurine in humans was associated with aging-related diseases, and concentrations of taurine and its metabolites increased in response to exercise.

https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.abn9257 (2023).--

Increasing taurine levels during the transition to convalescence was associated with a reduction in adverse events regardless of comorbidities and acute severity of COVID-19. In a multivariate analysis, increasing plasma taurine level between the acute and convalescent phases was associated with marked protection against adverse clinical events with a hazard ratio

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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0304522 (2024).--

Dietary sulfur amino acid restriction (SAAR) improves metabolic health, possibly mediated by altering sulfur amino acid metabolism and improving anti-obesogenic processes in adipose tissue.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231724001708 (2024).--

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