Got high cholesterol? Take taurine supplements

A new study in European Journal of Nutrition suggests that taking taurine supplements or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid may help prevent coronary heart disease or coronary artery disease (CHD).

The study led by  Oktawia P. Wójcik of New York University School of Medicine and colleagues found an inverse association between serum taurine levels and coronary heart disease among women with high total serum cholesterol or hyperglycelemia defined as greater than 250 mg/dL.

This prospective case-control study nested in the New York University Women’s Health Study, was considered as the first of its kind to investigate the effect of taurine on coronary heart disease.

For the study, blood samples were taken pre-dignosis from 223 coronary heart disease patients and 223 matched controls for measurement of serum taurine levels.

“serum taurine was positively related to age and dietary intake of poultry, niacin, vitamin B1, fiber and iron, and negatively related to dietary intake of saturated fat,” the researchers reported.

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