Taurine

Tier-BPublic-ready7/5/2026

Glucose and metabolic health markers is closer to a research marker, so it should be read separately from a directly felt benefit.

The 58.4 score includes research signals from patient or disease contexts. General supplement evidence is not repeated enough, so the B tier remains conservative.

Representative tier calculated from paper evidence that passed the collection audit.

Papers analyzed

Caution signal

Low

Context-specific research signal

58.4

Glucose and metabolic health markersCholesterol and triglyceridesBlood pressure and vascular health markers

Main benefit evidence

The representative ingredient tier is calculated from these target-level evidence groups.

Glucose and metabolic health

7 studiesTier-B

Glucose and metabolic health markers

Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesResearch marker focusPatient-group study

This card is closer to a measured biomarker or lab outcome than a directly felt user benefit. These findings come from a defined study population, so everyday effects may differ.

Evidence score

60.0

Study context

Patient-group study

This score reflects the strength of this benefit group. The ingredient tier also considers paper count, repetition, population, and study context.

Blood lipids

3 studiesTier-C

Cholesterol and triglycerides

Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusPatient-group study

Potential benefit studied in Blood lipids. These findings come from a defined study population, so everyday effects may differ.

Evidence score

50.0

Study context

Patient-group study

This score reflects the strength of this benefit group. The ingredient tier also considers paper count, repetition, population, and study context.

Blood pressure and vascular health

2 studiesTier-C

Blood pressure and vascular health markers

Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesResearch marker focusPatient-group study

This card is closer to a measured biomarker or lab outcome than a directly felt user benefit. These findings come from a defined study population, so everyday effects may differ.

Evidence score

48.7

Study context

Patient-group study

This score reflects the strength of this benefit group. The ingredient tier also considers paper count, repetition, population, and study context.

Exercise performance and recovery

2 studiesTier-C

Exercise performance and recovery

Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusPatient-group study

Potential benefit studied in Exercise performance and recovery. These findings come from a defined study population, so everyday effects may differ.

Evidence score

48.7

Study context

Patient-group study

This score reflects the strength of this benefit group. The ingredient tier also considers paper count, repetition, population, and study context.

Immune and respiratory health

1 studiesTier-C

Immune and respiratory support

Some positive signal observedFelt benefit focusPatient-group study

Potential benefit studied in Immune and respiratory health. These findings come from a defined study population, so everyday effects may differ.

Evidence score

44.0

Study context

Patient-group study

This score reflects the strength of this benefit group. The ingredient tier also considers paper count, repetition, population, and study context.

Cognition and focus

1 studiesTier-C

Cognition, memory, and focus

Some positive signal observedFelt benefit focusPatient-group study

Potential benefit studied in Cognition and focus. These findings come from a defined study population, so everyday effects may differ.

Evidence score

44.0

Study context

Patient-group study

This score reflects the strength of this benefit group. The ingredient tier also considers paper count, repetition, population, and study context.

Recent research

Updated This Month10 new papers

Observed range in repeated studies

This range includes studies in specific patient groups. It is not a general dose or recommendation.

Lower observed study value

0.5

g/day

8 independent studies

Higher observed study value

g/day

Only ranges repeated in human, oral, single-ingredient studies are shown.

Not personal dosing instructions, recommendations, or safety limits.

Side effects and combination findings in studies

Findings from studies of this ingredient alone are separated from findings involving another supplement or medication.

Caution index

0.6

Caution band: Low

Caution signals

Side effects + combos + curated rules

Key precautions

No curated contraindication rule is available yet, but literature caution signals are shown below.

1 combo signals and 0 added-signal combos shown below.

These are signals reported in studies. They do not predict what will happen to an individual.

Findings to review with care

Side effects reported for the ingredient alone are separated from findings involving another supplement or medication.

Side effects reported when this ingredient was used alone

Symptoms or adverse events reported in studies of this ingredient without another active ingredient.

Adverse effect signal1 papers

The review notes that a randomized control trial reported energy drinks (containing taurine and caffeine) prolong QT intervals, an effect not explained by the isolated electrophysiological actions of the individual ingredients.Human studies · Study type not identified

Adolescent brain maturation and toxicity1 papers

Animal studies reviewed indicate that adolescents are unlikely to benefit from taurine supplementation and may suffer ill effects from chronic high-dose ingestion, while aged or diseased brains might benefit.Animal studies · Study type not identified

Positive combinations studied

Positive combination findings are separated by how the study compared the groups. This is not a recommendation to combine them.

Positive findings when used together

The combination had a positive result, but the contribution of each ingredient could not be separated.

Iron sulfateOral taurine demonstrated a statistically significant additive positive effect on hemoglobin, RBC count, and serum ferritin when co-administered with iron sulfate compared to iron sulfate alone.

Evidence summaries

Paper IDs and full lists are private. Only study types and summaries are shown.

Key Evidence #1

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 1602

review

[Abstract]: Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a free amino acid found ubiquitously in millimolar concentrations in all mammalian tissues. Taurine exerts a variety of biological actions, including antioxidation, modulation of ion movement, osmoregulation,

Key Evidence #2

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 396

review

Dietary taurine, creatine, carnosine, anserine,Anserine and 4-hydroxyproline are beneficial for preventing and treating obesity, cardiovascular dysfunction, and ageing-related disorders, as well as inhibiting tumorigenesis, improving skin and bone health, amel

Key Evidence #3

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 355

observational

Investigating the health of taurine-fed middle-aged mice found an improved functioning of bone, muscle, pancreas, brain, fat, gut, and immune system, indicating an overall increase in health span, and investigating the effect of turine supplementation on healt

3 more summariesLimited representative sample by study type.

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 340

review

Taurine is extremely effective in the treatment of the mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes, and offers a new approach for the Treatment of metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, and inflammatory disease

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 330

review

The observation that taurine depletion leads to the development of a cardiomyopathy indicates a role for taurin in the maintenance of normal contractile function, and several physiological functions of taurines are discussed.

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 280

observational

The present review gives a comprehensive description of all the underlying mechanisms of taurine, with the aim to explain its anti-oxidant actions, and bridges the gap between bench and bedside, providing mechanistic insights into the biological activity of ta

Taurine

Evidence score: 58.4|Caution index: 0.6

arrow_backBack to list