Scientists have long tried to find out whether a popular addition to taurine can slow down aging.
Evidence shows that the amount of nutrients found in meat and crustaceans has decreased after the average life of humans, which means that Taurine can be considered a sign of healthy aging. 2023 An international study confirmed that Taurin with age has fallen and showed that taurine supplements could slow down the aging process of several species.
A new study published on Thursday, published on Thursday, found that Taurin’s level with age has not diminished, but rather has not changed in adult life or even increased to some older people.
The contradiction seems to indicate that Taurin’s measurements will not be an indicator of longevity and raise questions about its use as an anti-aging supplement. It was hoped that the higher levels of taurine in the blood protected against inflammation or some chronic diseases were surprised by the author of the new study.
“We have done this study to confirm what the first one did,” said dr. Luigi Ferrucci. “Our goal was not really to find the same association, but to find strengthening.”
When their investigation was completed, “there was a big discrepancy,” he said. “This discrepancy needs to be analyzed in more detail as it can reveal an important aging mechanism.”
New conclusions do not rule out the possibility that increasing taurine with supplements can improve the health of some people.
Vijay Yadav, co -author of the previous study and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Healthy Longevity Program, said new data would be important for understanding how Taurin is affecting the aging process, as it shows where the basic data was collected.
One of the biological databases that was analyzed for his study was from a very homogeneous group of people from Finland, while one of the main sources of the new study data was Baltimore inhabitants, where residents were very different, he said.
“It would allow me to think that different genetic origins or populations have different tales and data from different races or ethnic groups, it cannot be combined into the results,” he said. “This simply means we have to better define the variables, the genetic background is really important.” Others could include whether the person has fast or recently ate.
This may seem similar to a situation where scientists have tried to understand blood sugar and diabetes, Yadav said. Initially, for example, it was not known that it was influenced if the samples were collected from what was fasting or already consumed.
The human body can produce a small amount of tauron, though people usually get it from food. Breast, dark chicken and turkey meat is the highest amount of taurine. Another meat contains moderate levels of taurine. Dairy products contain a small amount of amino acid.
Yadav and his colleagues are currently engaged in double -blind, randomized placebo -controlled study to explain whether Taurin’s supplement improves biological aging.
Two documents are a good example of how science can work, said Doctor Peter Abadir, a geriatric specialist and an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University. Although the conclusions are very different, “that does not mean that one is correct and one is wrong,” he added.
“The message of both of these articles is that we need more research,” said Abadir, who was also not related.
This article was originally published in nbcnews.com