What common ingredients in functional drinks can actually delay aging?

June 04, 2024

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What common ingredients in functional drinks can actually delay aging?
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How to extract nutrients from daily food to delay aging has always been a topic of concern. Recently, an international research team published the latest research findings in the world's top medical journal Science, which pointed out that daily supplementation of taurine effectively alleviates aging characteristics and extends animal lifespan.

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Taurine can resist aging and increase lifespan

It is reported that the study was conducted by institutions such as Columbia University in the United States and the National Institute of Immunology in India. The experimental subjects were two groups of 14 month old mice (equivalent to 45 years old in humans).
They fed one group of mice with taurine supplements every day until they died naturally. Compared to the other group of mice fed conventional diets, the female mice supplemented with taurine had a lifespan extension of about 12% and the male mice had a lifespan extension of about 10%.
In addition, they also found that mice supplemented with taurine for a long time had significantly better health indicators than the control group mice at the age of 2 (equivalent to 60 years of human age), such as smaller weight gain, higher bone density and muscle strength, less anxiety and depression, lower insulin resistance, younger immune system status, and relatively lower numbers of zombie cells (old cells that stop dividing but continue to cause serious damage to adjacent tissues) and DNA damage to cells.

In addition, researchers also found that under the same experimental environment, monkeys supplemented with taurine daily showed improvements in bone density, glucose metabolism, and immune function.

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What exactly is taurine?

Taurine is an amino acid converted from sulfur-containing amino acids, also known as taurine, bovine bile acid, bovine choline, and bovine bilirubin.
Taurine is widely distributed in various tissues and organs in the body, and mainly exists in a free state in interstitial and intracellular fluids. It was first discovered in bull bile and named after it, but has long been considered a non functional metabolite of sulfur-containing amino acids.
According to relevant data, in addition to anti-aging and longevity, taurine also has various functions such as antioxidant, fatigue relief, visual enhancement, and improvement of blood glucose and lipid metabolism.

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The human body needs to supplement taurine in moderation

In addition to the latest research results from Columbia University, domestic and foreign research teams have always been interested in studying the effects of taurine on human aging. A survey of nearly 12000 middle-aged people in eastern England showed that low taurine levels were associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other diseases.
In the journal Science, it was mentioned that the research team measured the levels of taurine in human blood at different age groups, stating that the level of taurine in the human body steadily decreases with age. Among them, the taurine level in the 60 year old population is only about one-third of that of young children.

Lack of taurine can also have adverse effects on the human brain, eyes, nerves, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement the body with the necessary amount of taurine.

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How to scientifically supplement taurine?

It is understood that the human body can synthesize taurine with the help of Vitamin B6, but the synthesis amount is very small, so it is mainly supplemented through eating. The recommended daily intake for adults is 600 milligrams, and through diet, the amount of taurine that the human body can obtain per day is approximately between 9-400 milligrams.

(1) Fish, shrimp, and shellfish

Usually, shellfish, sea snails, marine fish, seaweed and other marine products, as well as mammalian organs, contain abundant taurine. Especially, the taurine content in fish, shrimp, and shellfish is about 100-800mg/100g.

(2) Red Bull ® Vitamin taurine beverage

Red Bull ® Vitamin taurine beverage, as a representative of energy drinks, has a higher taurine content than similar products, about 150mg/100ml; That is to say, each can of Red Bull ® Vitamin taurine beverage contains 375mg of taurine.

(3) Livestock and poultry meat

The content of taurine in livestock and poultry meat is about 20-120mg/100g, and the taurine content is relatively low.

(4) Other foods such as nuts

The content of taurine is about 0.2-0.5mg/100g, 0.1-0.2mg/100g in legumes, very low in eggs, milk, and honey, and almost zero in vegetables, fruits, and grains.
Although most doctors and authoritative researchers currently indicate that more clinical trials are needed to further prove the anti-aging and longevity effects of taurine, such as fish, shrimp, shellfish, and red cattle ® Vitamin taurine beverages, which contain high levels of taurine, have become the preferred daily supplement for people.

With the update of research results on "taurine anti-aging and longevity", foods rich in taurine may take on more daily taurine energy supplements for consumers.

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What common ingredients in functional drinks can actually delay aging?

01 Taurine can resist aging and increase lifespan

02 What exactly is taurine?

03 The human body needs to supplement taurine in moderation

04 How to scientifically supplement taurine?