On Might 20, the Pure Merchandise Affiliation (NPA) responded to a research revealed in Nature on taurine that has been broadly “misrepresented in media protection and scientific commentary.” Opposite to the headlines and hypothesis, the research doesn’t show that dietary taurine consumption causes leukemia or poses security dangers to shoppers, the affiliation mentioned.
Taurine is a naturally occurring amino acid that has been extensively studied for many years, the NPA acknowledged. Quite a few authorities well being authorities all over the world have well-established security profiles for taurine. These companies have persistently discovered no antagonistic results at each day consumption ranges starting from 1,500 to three,000 mg. Increased quantities have been deemed protected in some instances.
“This newest research does completely nothing to vary the well-documented security document of taurine. Taurine performs a crucial position in bone well being and the perform of bone marrow stem cells,” mentioned Daniel Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of NPA. “Whereas the media and the authors are unabashedly and irresponsibly positioning the research that dietary consumption of taurine results in leukemia, nothing might be farther from the reality. That may be the equal of claiming that the treatment to all degenerative ailments is rarely to drink water, or breathe oxygen once more, as a result of water and oxygen are a co-factor in all degenerative ailments.”
Researchers and a few media retailers have additionally made “alarming” conclusions suggesting that taurine consumption from dietary supplements or power drinks is “harmful.”
“The analysis is remoted cell signaling, making use of that broadly to all supplemental or power drink consumption is apparent irresponsible and seems to be a scare tactic to generate funding and media consideration,” Fabricant added. “If the research didn’t point out dietary supplements, it’s unlikely anybody exterior of a analysis lab would have even seen it. This isn’t a human security research. It’s a laboratory research and must be handled as such.”
