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TAURINE BENEFITS

KEY BENEFITS OF TAURINE

        • Supports heart health
        • Supports healthy vision
        • Supports brain health

ABOUT TAURINE

Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid). A person's body can produce it and find it in their diet, and the combination determines how much they have stored.

 

The best food sources are animal products like shellfish, fish, poultry and red meat. Almost no taurine is found in vegan diets [1].

Among the free amino acids in muscle, heart, brain, and retina, taurine is the most abundant.

 

In addition to its roles as an antioxidant and neuromodulator, taurine plays an important role in osmoregulation.

 

The retina, lens, cornea, and other ocular tissues contain taurine, which is vital to the function of the retinal and photoreceptor cells.

 

In addition, taurine provides neuroprotective functions to the central nervous system [2,3].

 

There is evidence that taurine may enhance lipid nutrient bioavailability [4].

TAURINE'S FULL BENEFITS

Brain function

 

  • Supports synaptic long-term potentiation [7]
  • Supports GABAergic neurotransmission [8–11]
  • Supports glycinergic neurotransmission [12]
  • Supports hippocampal neurotransmission [13]
  • Supports brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) [11]
  • Supports neuroprotective functions [14]
  • Supports cerebral blood flow [14]
  • Supports neuronal mitochondrial function [14]
  • Supports short-term memory [11]

 

Mood

 

  • Supports positive mood responses and calm behaviors [12,15–19]

 

Vision

 

  • Supports resistance to visual fatigue [20]
  • Supports synaptic transmission in retinal ganglion cells [21]
  • Supports eyes against stress from blue light and ultraviolet light [22–24]
  • Supports retinal and optic nerve neuroprotective functions [25–34]
  • Supports retinal antioxidant defense functions [27,28,35]
  • Supports photoreceptor cell visual function [25]

 

Mitochondrial function and antioxidant defenses

 

  • Supports mitochondrial respiratory chain function [36,37]
  • Supports antioxidant defenses [38–41]
  • Supports tissue protection from oxidative damage [16,41–43]

 

Cardiovascular function

 

  • Supports vascular endothelial cell function [16,44]
  • Supports cardiac muscle cell function [42,43]
  • Supports the generation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) [45]
  • Supports healthy blood flow [44]

 

Metabolism

 

  • Supports healthy insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism [38,46,47]  

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