{"id":2115064,"date":"2025-10-21T01:52:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/?p=2115064"},"modified":"2025-10-21T01:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:52:26","slug":"taurine-supplementation-increases-lifespan-and-healthspan-in-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/2025\/10\/21\/taurine-supplementation-increases-lifespan-and-healthspan-in-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Taurine Supplementation Increases Lifespan and Healthspan in Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: <b>2025-10-20 11:59:58<\/b><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"wrap_aoaa7eab\" class=\"aoa_wrap \">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"440\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width:750px;height:440px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VapwYoWklQk?enablejsapi=1\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n    <div id=\"aoaa7eab\" class=\"aoa_overlay \">\n        <div class=\"aoa_content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><img style=\"margin:0 auto;max-height:400px;\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n        <span id=\"close_aoaa7eab\" class=\"aoa_close\"><\/span>\n        <a id=\"close_btn_aoaa7eab\" class=\"aoa_close_btn\" onclick=\"setVisibility('aoaa7eab', 'none');\">&times;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The level of taurine in our bodies declines with age, dropping by nearly 80%. Would consuming extra improve lifespan or healthspan?<\/p>\n<p>The taurine bump with exercise is interesting, and same with  the correlations between lower levels and disease, but what was really notable is the extension of mammalian lifespan from what would seem to be a relatively benign compound started in middle-age. Now with spermidine mice can live like 25% longer, compared to 10 to 12% with the taurine, but presumably through different mechanisms so maybe they\u2019d have additive effects. Then there\u2019s the boost in multiple health parameters in primates. What about the primate that matters most to most people\u2014people. Let\u2019s see what the medical literature has to say in the next video <\/p>\n<p>This is the second video in a seven-part series on taurine. If you missed the previous one, 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).<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for:<br \/>\n\u2022 Randomized Controlled Trials of Taurine Supplementation in Humans (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/randomized-controlled-trials-of-taurine-supplementation-in-humans)<br \/>\n\u2022 Caveats and Side Effects of Taurine Supplements (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/caveats-and-side-effects-of-taurine-supplements)<br \/>\n\u2022 The Best Daily Dose of Taurine (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/the-best-daily-dose-of-taurine)<br \/>\n\u2022 Where to Find Taurine and the Best Source (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/where-to-find-taurine-and-the-best-source)<br \/>\n\u2022 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)<\/p>\n<p>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.)<\/p>\n<p>New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/subscribe\/.<\/p>\n<p>Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/taurine-supplementation-increases-lifespan-and-healthspan-in-animals and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.<\/p>\n<p>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\/taurine-supplementation-increases-lifespan-and-healthspan-in-animals. You\u2019ll 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. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching. I hope you\u2019ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!<br \/>\n-Michael Greger, MD FACLM<\/p>\n<p>Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. 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The taurine bump with exercise is interesting, and same with the correlations between lower levels and disease, but what was really notable is the extension of mammalian lifespan from what would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2115065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2115064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-living","traffikrr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2115064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2115066,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115064\/revisions\/2115066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2115065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2115064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2115064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2115064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}