The Best Daily Dose of Taurine

Even researchers from the pro-taurine anti-aging study recommend against experimenting with taurine, but if you want to give it a try, what daily dose might be best? It’s worth repeating that the researchers themselves who published the anti-aging study recommended against experimenting with taurine, as we have no long-term human safety trials. I introduced another potential parallel with another class of purported anti-aging supplements: NAD+ boosters like NMN and NR. As I covered in that video series, there were extraordinary lab animal benefits, like with taurine, but when they were tried in humans, they almost universally flopped. No wonder since NAD boosters affect tissue levels in rodents, but not in humans. And here we go again with taurine. It affects tissue levels in rodents, but apparently not us. So, might we expect to see the same flop? We won’t know until human trials are done, which will probably be never. In the meanwhile, what to do? I guess it depends on your tolerance for risk, but if you do decide to try it, I think a reasonable dosing would be half a gram, three times a day. Where should you get it? That’s the subject of the next video. This is the fifth video in a seven-part series on taurine. If you missed the previous ones, check out: • What Is Taurine in Energy Drinks? Does It Benefit Cognitive or Athletic Performance? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-is-taurine-in-energy-drinks-does-it-benefit-cognitive-or-athletic-performance) • Taurine Supplementation Increases Lifespan and Healthspan in Animals (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/-taurine-supplementation-increases-lifespan-and-healthspan-in-animals) • Randomized Controlled Trials of Taurine Supplementation in Humans (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/randomized-controlled-trials-of-taurine-supplementation-in-humans) • Caveats and Side Effects of Taurine Supplements (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/caveats-and-side-effects-of-taurine-supplements) Stay tuned for Where to Find Taurine and the Best Source (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/where-to-find-taurine-and-the-best-source) and Like Beet Juice, Taurine Supplementation May Only Be Safe in the Context of a Plant-Based Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/like-beet-juice-taurine-supplementation-may-only-be-safe-in-the-context-of-a-plant-based-diet). For more on longevity, go to your local public library and check out my book, How Not to Age (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-age/), available in print, e-book, and audio. (All proceeds I receive from the book are donated directly to charity.) New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-daily-dose-of-taurine and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-daily-dose-of-taurine. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: https://nutritionfacts.org/translations-info/ https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org