ReviewJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2021
Taurine in sports and exercise.
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- Caffeine and taurine: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of their individual and combined effects on physical capacity, cognitive function, and physiological markers.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) and taurine combination improves anaerobic performance in highly trained wrestlers: a double-blind, randomized, crossover study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of L-taurine for fatigue in decompensated cirrhosis.Hepatology communications · 2026Trial
- Prolonged increase in glutamate whole body and intracellular production in older adults with COPD and healthy controls post-resistance exercise.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2025Trial
- Effects of taurine combined with caffeine on repetitive sprint exercise performance and cognition in a hypoxic environment.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Dietary interventions interact with the perception of effort and enhance endurance performance: a brief narrative review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Review
- In Vivo Measurement of Taurine With Optimized Double-Quantum Filtering Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2026Article
- Urinary Metabolic Profiles Before and After the Winter Training Season in Female Soccer Players.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Effects of combined low-dose caffeine and taurine on anaerobic, neuromuscular, and cognitive performance: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Plasma Metabolite Profiles of Exercising American Foxhound Dogs Fed Different Diets.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Concomitant intake of high levels of monosodium glutamate and taurine induces adverse effects in the rat brain.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Metabolomics approach to physiological adaptive mechanisms in repetitive confined-water scuba diving under mild hyperoxia usingEuropean journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Taurine Supplementation and Human Heat Tolerance: Mechanisms, Evidence, and Integration with Heat Acclimation, Cooling, and Hydration.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Taurine transporter SLC6A6 expression promotes mesenchymal stromal cell function.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- Taurine and betaine promote lactate clearance in canine hepatocytes by enhancing gluconeogenesis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Effects of different doses of taurine supplementation on repeated-sprint performance after exhaustive exercise in a high temperature and humidity environment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- International society of sports nutrition position stand: β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB).Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Review
- Early Taurine Administration Decreases the Levels of Receptor-Interacting Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase 1 in the Duchenne Mouse ModelBrain sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundTaurine has become a popular supplement among athletes attempting to improve performance. While the effectiveness of taurine as an ergogenic aid remains controversial, this paper summarizes the current evidence regarding the efficacy of taurine in aerobic and anaerobic performance, metabolic stress, muscle soreness, and recovery.
methodsGoogle Scholar, Web of Science, and MedLine (PubMed) searches were conducted through September 2020. Peer-reviewed studies that investigated taurine as a single ingredient at dosages of < 1 g - 6 g, ranging from 10 to 15 min-to-2 h prior to exercise bout or chronic dose (7 days- 8 weeks) of consumption were included. Articles were excluded if taurine was not the primary or only ingredient in a supplement or food source, not published in peer-reviewed journals, if participants were older than 50 years, articles published before 1999, animal studies, or included participants with health issues. A total of 19 studies met the inclusion criteria for the review.
resultsKey results include improvements in the following: VO
conclusionsLimited and varied findings prohibit definitive conclusions regarding the efficacy of taurine on aerobic and anaerobic performance and metabolic outcomes. There are mixed findings for the effect of taurine consumption on improving recovery from training bouts and/or mitigating muscle damage. The timing of taurine ingestion as well as the type of exercise protocol performed may contribute to the effectiveness of taurine as an ergogenic aid. More investigations are needed to better understand the potential effects of taurine supplementation on aerobic and anaerobic performance, muscle damage, metabolic stress, and recovery.
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