Taurine may not be a key driver of ageing after all

Tourtin supplements are promising to delay aging, but this may not be the case
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Tourtin was believed that the amino acids had decreased with age, and animal research suggested that Torain supplements might delay aging. But a new study shows that the decline does not happen continuously. In fact, the levels of Turain tend to increase people over time, indicating that low levels of nutrients are not an aging engine.
Previous research has shown that the Turain concentrations decrease in men as they age and that people who have higher levels of Torin in 60 years tend to have better health results. This, along with evidence Tauurine supplements extend their life in mice and monkeysHe suggested that Tuyin is low to contribute to aging.
The problem is that Turain fluctuates in response to other factors as well, such as disease, tension and diet – and therefore, the decrease in these main amino acids may not be due to aging. Maria Emilia Fernandez At the National Institute of Agency in Maryland State and its colleagues, the levels of Turain were analyzed in 742 people between the ages of 26 and 100 years. The participants did not, about half of them women, did not have basic health conditions and provided three to five blood samples between January 2006 and October 2018.
On average, the levels of Turain increased by approximately 27 percent in women at the age of 100 years more than 26 years old and about 6 per cent of men between the ages of 30 and 97 increased. Similar results were seen in 32 monkeys that underwent three to seven blood between 3 and 32. Between 5 and 30 years of age, the levels of Turain increased by 72 percent in female monkeys and 27 percent in male monkeys, on average.
These results indicate that the levels of Touren are not a reliable indicator of aging. What’s more, Turain levels also varied widely between people and even within individuals over time, indicating that other environmental factors affect them.
However, some people may continue to benefit from Tourtin supplements, says Fernandez, pointing to studies that show that they help regulate blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes or obesity. But whether aging can be delayed in healthy people, it is an open question.
Vigay Yadaf The University of Rutgers in New Jersey says that his colleagues are currently conducting a clinical trial of Tourtin supplements in middle -aged adults. “We hope to end the trial by the end of 2025,” he says. “We hope to generate strict data enough to show whether Turayen supplements delay the pace of aging in humans or increase health and fitness.”
The article was modified on June 5, 2025
We have corrected the belonging of Vigay Yadaf
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