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Taurine's 1.5–3 g Sweet Spot: What 34 Trials Found on Sugar and BP

BY NOVA CHEN · Oct 30, 2026

Taurine is best known for its anti-aging buzz, but a new meta-analysis of 34 randomized trials looked at everyday health markers instead. Supplementation was linked to lower fasting glucose, HbA1c, triglycerides, cholesterol, blood pressure and inflammation. The benefits clustered at 1.5–3 g per day, and the duration findings were surprising: glucose and lipids improved most after 8 or more weeks, while blood pressure and inflammation looked better in shorter trials. The effects are modest and the trials were varied, so here is what the paper does and doesn't show, and who might want to be cautious.