Yadav says: “The next step is to conduct a clinical trial to determine whether similar benefits are seen when people take taurine supplements,” adding that he can’t recommend that “people try to increase their taurine levels without such data. does.”
Henning Wackerhage, co-author of the study and professor of exercise biology at the Technical University of Munich, said: “Fortunately, the European Food Safety Authority considered the dose of taurine given to rats to be safe in humans.”
Added taurine levels in energy drinks would be safe, but Walkerhage expressed concern about caffeine levels in the drinks. As for higher doses, Yadav said no one knows if there will be safety issues.
Which foods are high in taurine?
Although humans develop small amounts, they mostly get it through food. Shellfish, as well as dark chicken and turkey meat, contain the highest levels of taurine while other meats contain moderate amounts of taurine.
Other dairy products, including milk and ice cream, also contain taurine, but less.
