A study published in the journal “Nutrition” suggests that taurine supplementation may help to maintain a healthy balance of reactive oxygen species, thereby slowing down the aging process.
When cells absorb oxygen, they generate “free radicals”. If too many free radicals have been generated, the internal structure and functioning of cells could be damaged. The medical community calls this process “oxidative stress.” Taurine is an antioxidant amino acid that can control oxidative stress.
In an experiment conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, 24 female volunteers aged between 55 to 70 were randomly divided into two groups: one group took three 500 mg taurine capsules daily for 16 weeks, and the other group took a pill which contains only cornstarch (placebo)….