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Domoto T, Kise K, Oyama Y, Furuya K, Kato Y, Nishita Y, Kozakai R, Otsuka R. Association of taurine intake with changes in physical fitness among community-dwelling middle-aged and older Japanese adults: an 8-year longitudinal study. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1337738. [PMID: 38571751 PMCID: PMC10989742 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1337738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Introduction Taurine has diverse valuable biological functions, including antioxidant activity and regulation of osmotic pressure. Maintaining physical fitness from middle age is important for healthy life expectancy. Although taurine administration improves muscle endurance and strength, its role in maintenance remains unclear. We aimed to clarify the longitudinal taurine intake association with fitness changes. Methods Participants comprised men and women aged ≥40 years who participated in the third (2002-2004; Baseline) and seventh (2010-2012; Follow-up) waves of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences-Longitudinal Study of Aging (NILS-LSA) and completed a 3-day dietary weights recording survey at baseline. A table of taurine content was prepared for 751 foods (including five food groups: Seaweed; Fish and shellfish; Meat; Eggs; and Milk and dairy products) from the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (1,878 foods) 2010. Four physical fitness items (knee extension muscle strength, sit-and-reach, one-leg standing with eyes closed, and maximum walking speed) were measured at baseline and follow-up. We analyzed the association of taurine intake with physical fitness change, employing a general linear model (GLM) and trend tests for baseline taurine intake and follow-up fitness change. Adjustments included baseline variables: sex, age, height, weight, educational level, self-rated health, smoking status, depressive symptoms, and clinical history. Results The estimated average daily taurine intake (standard deviation) was 207.5 (145.6) mg/day at the baseline. When examining the association with the four physical fitness parameters, higher taurine intake positively increased the change in knee extension muscle strength (T1; 0.1, T2; 0.8, T3; 1.1 (kgf) GLM, p < 0.05; p for trend <0.05) and reduced the decline in knee extension muscle strength in the subgroup analysis of participants aged ≥65 years (T1: -1.9, T2: -1.7, T3: -0.4 kgf; GLM p < 0.05, p for trend <0.05). No relationship was found between taurine intake and the remaining three fitness factors. Conclusion Estimation of taurine intake showed that dietary taurine intake potentially contributes to the maintenance of knee extension muscle strength over 8 years among Japanese community-dwelling middle-aged and older individuals. This is the first study to investigate the association of dietary taurine intake with muscle strength.
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- Takashi Domoto
- Self-Medication Research and Development Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Self-Medication Research and Development Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Self-Medication Research and Development Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- School of Lifelong Sport, Hokusho University, Ebetsu, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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Beggan LA, Mulhern MS, Mæhre HK, McSorley EM, Yeates AJ, Zavez A, Thurston SW, Shamlaye C, van Wijngaarden E, Davidson PW, Myers GJ, Strain JJ, Elvevoll EO. Associations between serum taurine concentrations in mothers and neonates and the children's anthropometrics and early neurodevelopment: Results from the Seychelles Child Development Study, Nutrition Cohort 2. Neurotoxicology 2023; 99:43-49. [PMID: 37634816 PMCID: PMC10910272 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2023.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND High concentrations of taurine are present in the developing human brain and maternal breast milk. Taurine is thought to influence fetal growth and brain development based on experimental rodent studies. As fish is an important dietary source of taurine, we investigated associations between taurine concentrations and child outcomes in a high fish consuming population. OBJECTIVE To examine associations between maternal and cord serum taurine concentrations and birth anthropometric measures and cognitive development in children at 20 months of age. METHODS Pregnant women were recruited between 2008 and 2011 as part of Nutrition Cohort 2 (NC2) of the Seychelles Child Development Study (SCDS). Maternal taurine serum concentrations were measured at 28 week's gestation and in cord serum. Child weight, length and head circumference were measured at birth and neurodevelopment was assessed using Bayley Scales of Infant Development II (BSID-II) at 20 months of age. Associations between taurine status, birth measures and neurodevelopmental outcomes were examined (n = 300) using regression models and adjusted for relevant covariates. RESULTS Mean (SD) maternal and cord taurine concentrations were 124.9 (39.2) µmol/L (range 28.2-253.9 µmol/L) and 187.6 (60.0) µmol/L (range 55.0-417.4 µmol/L) respectively. We found no associations between maternal taurine concentrations and child anthropometric and neurodevelopmental measures (weight β = -0.001, SE=0.001; length β = -0.006, SE=0.006; head circumference β = -0.002, SE=0.002; MDI β = -0.005, SE=0.015; PDI β = -0.004, SE=0.016; all P > 0.05), or between cord taurine concentrations and outcomes (weight β = -0.001, SE<0.000; length β = -0.001, SE=0.004; head circumference β < 0.000, SE=0.002; MDI β = 0.004, SE=0.010; PDI β = -0.015, SE=0.012; all P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The Seychellois population have high maternal and cord taurine concentrations owing to their high fish intake and may be considered taurine replete compared to individuals who consume a Westernised diet. This high taurine status may explain why there were no significant associations between maternal and cord taurine concentrations and outcomes after adjusting for covariates.
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- Laura A Beggan
- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
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- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UIT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Ministry of Health, Mahé, Republic of Seychelles, Seychelles
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UIT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Mendivil CO. Fish Consumption: A Review of Its Effects on Metabolic and Hormonal Health. Nutr Metab Insights 2021; 14:11786388211022378. [PMID: 34158802 PMCID: PMC8182174 DOI: 10.1177/11786388211022378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Dietary habits are a major determinant of the risk of chronic disease, particularly metabolic and endocrine disorders. Fish as a food group are a unique source of nutrients with metabolic and hormonal importance including omega-3 fatty acids, iodine, selenium, vitamin D, taurine and carnitine. Fish are also a source of high quality protein and have in general low caloric density. The impact of these nutrients on cardiovascular risk has been extensively reviewed, but the impact of fish on the broader field of endocrine and metabolic health is sometimes not sufficiently appreciated. This article aimed to summarize the impact the effect of regular fish consumption on conditions like the metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes, hypothyroidism, polycystic ovary syndrome and the menopausal transition, which are in and of themselves significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The review revealed that scientific evidence from food science, translational research, epidemiologic studies and interventional trials shows that regular fish consumption has a positive impact on thyroid homeostasis, facilitates maintenance of a healthy body weight, reduces the magnitude of age-associated increases in blood pressure, improves glucose homeostasis helping prevent diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, and has a positive impact on muscle mass preservation among the elderly. These effects are mediated by multiple mechanisms, only some of which have been identified. For most of these effects it holds true that the potential benefits are more substantial when baseline fish consumption is low.
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- Carlos O Mendivil
- School of Medicine, Universidad de los
Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
- Section of Endocrinology, Department of
Internal Medicine, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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Jeong JS, Choi MJ. The Intake of Taurine and Major Food Source of Taurine in Elementary School Children in Korea. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1155:349-358. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8023-5_33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Relationship Between Taurine Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Korean Elderly. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1155:301-311. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8023-5_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Bae MA, Gao R, Kim SH, Chang KJ. Past Taurine Intake Has a Positive Effect on Present Cognitive Function in the Elderly. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 975 Pt 1:67-77. [PMID: 28849444 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1079-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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This study investigated the associations between dietary history of past taurine intake and cognitive function in the elderly. Subjects of this study were 40 elderly persons with dementia (men 14, women 26) and 37 normal elderly persons (men 5, women 32). Data were collected using questionnaires by investigator-based interview to the elderly and family caregivers. We examined their general characteristics, anthropometric data, cognitive function, and taurine index. Cognitive function was measured using MMSE-DS and higher score means better cognitive function. As dietary history of past taurine intake, taurine index was evaluated by scoring the intake frequency of 41 kinds of taurine-containing foods. Part correlation analysis (sex, age, and school educational period correction) was used to analyze associations between taurine index and cognitive function. The analysis of all data was carried out by the SPSS 20.0 program for windows. The age, height, weight, and BMI of elderly with dementia showed no statistical significance compared to normal elderly. The elderly with dementia had significantly higher school education period (7.4 years) than the normal elderly (4.8 years) (p < 0.01). Nevertheless, the average total score of cognitive function (MMSE-DS) of the elderly with dementia (18.1 points) was significantly lower than score of the normal elderly (21.7 points) (p < 0.05). The average taurine index of the elderly with dementia (104.7 points) was significantly lower than average taurine index of the normal elderly (123.7 points) (p < 0.01). There were positive correlations between total taurine index and total score of cognitive function in all the elderly subjects (p < 0.05). In particular, as taurine index was higher, there were significantly higher scores of cognitive function such as 'time orientation' and 'judgement and abstract thinking' (p < 0.01). In conclusion, these results suggest that past taurine intake may have a positive effect on present cognitive function in the elderly.
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- Mi Ae Bae
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea.
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Elshorbagy A, Jernerén F, Basta M, Basta C, Turner C, Khaled M, Refsum H. Amino acid changes during transition to a vegan diet supplemented with fish in healthy humans. Eur J Nutr 2016; 56:1953-1962. [PMID: 27289540 PMCID: PMC5534203 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-016-1237-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Purpose To explore whether changes in dietary protein sources can lower plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), aromatic amino acids and sulfur amino acids (SAAs) that are often elevated in the obese, insulin-resistant state and in type 2 diabetes. Methods Thirty-six subjects (mean age 31 ± 2 years) underwent a voluntary abstinence from meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products for 6 weeks, while enriching the diet with fish, in fulfillment of a religious fast. Subjects were assessed 1 week before the fast (V1), 1 week after initiation of the fast (V2) and in the last week of the fast (V3). Thirty-four subjects completed all three visits. Results Fasting plasma BCAAs decreased at V2 and remained low at V3 (P < 0.001 for all). Valine showed the greatest decline, by 20 and 19 % at V2 and V3, respectively. Phenylalanine and tryptophan, but not tyrosine, also decreased at V2 and V3. The two proteinogenic SAAs, methionine and cysteine, remained stable, but the cysteine product, taurine, decreased from 92 ± 7 μmol/L to 66 ± 6 (V2; P = 0.003) and 65 ± 6 μmol/L (V3; P = 0.003). A progressive decline in plasma glutamic acid, coupled with an increase in glutamine, was observed. Plasma total and LDL cholesterol decreased at V2 and V3 (P < 0.001 for all). Conclusion Changing dietary protein sources to plant- and fish-based sources in an ad libitum setting lowers the plasma BCAAs that have been linked to diabetes risk. These findings point to habitual diet as a potentially modifiable determinant of fasting plasma BCAA concentrations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00394-016-1237-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Amany Elshorbagy
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Pain Management Unit, Department of Anaesthesia, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Taurine provides neuroprotection against retinal ganglion cell degeneration. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42017. [PMID: 23115615 PMCID: PMC3480351 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration occurs in numerous retinal diseases leading to blindness, either as a primary process like in glaucoma, or secondary to photoreceptor loss. However, no commercial drug is yet directly targeting RGCs for their neuroprotection. In the 70s, taurine, a small sulfonic acid provided by nutrition, was found to be essential for the survival of photoreceptors, but this dependence was not related to any retinal disease. More recently, taurine deprivation was incriminated in the retinal toxicity of an antiepileptic drug. We demonstrate here that taurine can improve RGC survival in culture or in different animal models of RGC degeneration. Taurine effect on RGC survival was assessed in vitro on primary pure RCG cultures under serum-deprivation conditions, and on NMDA-treated retinal explants from adult rats. In vivo, taurine was administered through the drinking water in two glaucomatous animal models (DBA/2J mice and rats with vein occlusion) and in a model of Retinitis pigmentosa with secondary RGC degeneration (P23H rats). After a 6-day incubation, 1 mM taurine significantly enhanced RGCs survival (+68%), whereas control RGCs were cultured in a taurine-free medium, containing all natural amino-acids. This effect was found to rely on taurine-uptake by RGCs. Furthermore taurine (1 mM) partly prevented NMDA-induced RGC excitotoxicity. Finally, taurine supplementation increased RGC densities both in DBA/2J mice, in rats with vein occlusion and in P23H rats by contrast to controls drinking taurine-free water. This study indicates that enriched taurine nutrition can directly promote RGC survival through RGC intracellular pathways. It provides evidence that taurine can positively interfere with retinal degenerative diseases.
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Wójcik OP, Koenig KL, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Pearte C, Costa M, Chen Y. Serum taurine and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective, nested case-control study. Eur J Nutr 2012; 52:169-78. [PMID: 22322924 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-011-0300-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/30/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), a molecule obtained from diet, is involved in bile acid conjugation, blood pressure regulation, anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation. We performed the first prospective study of taurine and CHD risk. METHODS We conducted a case-control study nested in the New York University Women's Health Study to evaluate the association between circulating taurine levels and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Taurine was measured in two yearly pre-diagnostic serum samples of 223 CHD cases and 223 matched controls and averaged for a more reliable measurement of long-term taurine levels. RESULTS Mean serum taurine was positively related to age and dietary intake of poultry, niacin, vitamin B1, fiber and iron, and negatively related to dietary intake of saturated fat (all p values ≤ 0.05). There was no statistically significant association between serum taurine levels and the risk of CHD in the overall study population. The adjusted ORs for CHD in increasing taurine tertiles were 1.0 (reference), 0.85 (95% CI, 0.51-1.40) and 0.66 (0.39-1.13; p for trend = 0.14). There was a significant inverse association between serum taurine and CHD risk among women with high total serum cholesterol (>250 mg/dL) (adjusted OR = 0.39 (0.19-0.83) for the third versus first tertile; p for trend = 0.02) but not among those with low total serum cholesterol (p for interaction = 0.01). The data suggest a possible inverse association of serum taurine with diabetes and hypertension risk. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that high levels of taurine may be protective against CHD among individuals with high serum cholesterol levels.
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- Oktawia P Wójcik
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 650 First Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016-3240, USA
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Correlations Between Dietary Taurine Intake and Life Stress in Korean College Students. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-75681-3_44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Seafood diets: Hypolipidemic and antiatherogenic effects of taurine and n-3 fatty acids. Atherosclerosis 2008; 200:396-402. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 12/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cho KH, Kim ES, Choue R, Park MA, Jung H, Zhang S, Chen JD. Insufficient taurine in enteral nutrition for patients. Nutr Res 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2006.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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