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Lower circulating taurine concentrations in humans are associated with adverse health outcomes including abdominal obesity, hypertension, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes.
Maintaining healthy taurine levels through diet or supplementation might be beneficial for metabolic health, as low levels are linked to obesity and diabetes. However, more research is needed to confirm if supplementation directly improves these conditions in humans.
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An association analysis of metabolite clinical risk factors in humans showed that lower taurine, hypotaurine, and N-acetyltaurine concentrations were associated with adverse health, such as increased abdominal obesity, hypertension, inflammation, and prevalence of type 2 diabetes.
Why this rating
Observational association in humans; causality not established.
Source
Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging
Parminder Singh et al. · Science · 2023
DOI 10.1126/science.abn9257
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