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I'd be curious to know why taurine in blood declines with age? Though supplementation is fine, if the diet stays the same, what is happening in the body that ma
by pedalpete 3y ago
I'd be curious to know why taurine in blood declines with age? Though supplementation is fine, if the diet stays the same, what is happening in the body that makes it unable use the taurine which is naturally in food.
Also, apparently only animal products contain taurine, and vegans have lower levels of taurine.
https://veganhealth.org/protein/taurine-and-carnitine/ https://veganhealth.org/protein/taurine-and-carnitine/
- robwwilliams 3y agoI am not sure this is true in all strains of mice. Remember these are data generated from a single fully inbred strain of mouse. I am checking now fir s set of 40 strains we have studied to get a better sense of the decline.
- nradov 3y agoIn general the digestive system becomes less effective at extracting all amino acids as we age. This is why elderly people need to increase their protein intake in order to avoid sarcopenia.
- pedalpete 3y agoThat's interesting. Looks like I'll be spending part of my day looking at how our gut changes with age. Thanks!