How to Use taurine in a Sentence

taurine

noun
  • Chad Mahler said the Charolais heifer is a breed of taurine beef cattle from the Charolais region in eastern France.
    Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Each serving is packed with taurine for heart health along with omega fatty acids to promote healthy skin.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • It’s called taurine because it was first isolated in 1827 from bull bile.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Four Loko does not contain caffeine, taurine or guarana.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 29 June 2018
  • All were fine in terms of vitamin B12; as for taurine, three cats were found deficient.
    Marta Zaraska, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • Read on to learn more about the research, and how scientists first made the link between taurine and aging due to blindness and heart problems in cats.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 June 2023
  • The problem, Hayes figured out, was that some brands of cat food lacked an amino acid called taurine, something cats don’t produce themselves.
    Damian Garde, STAT, 8 June 2023
  • In the body, taurine helps absorb fats and may have a positive effect on the hallmarks of aging at a cellular level, a 2023 study found.
    USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • McCracken even endows Leonora with roan hair and taurine eyes.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Each bite also contains zinc, taurine, folic acid, and calcium.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Each serving is packed with betaine, L-glycine, taurine, caffeine, and creatine.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Enjoy a tranquil mind and body with the power of taurine, L-theanine, holy basil extract, magnesium, and Relora powder.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Legumes might not be an adequate source of two precursor nutrients that dogs' bodies rely on to make taurine.
    Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Enriched with taurine, this recipe promotes heart health, while the inclusion of glucosamine and chondroitin provides essential support for healthy joints.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023
  • For example, anything with caffeine, such as caffeinated soda and coffee, sports products such as bars, gels and sports drinks, along with creatine, guarana, root and taurine are banned.
    Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Not all cat foods incorporate ingredients like taurine that help maintain vision and heart function, but this one does.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The substance is made of cacao powder, as well as gingko biloba, taurine and guarana, ingredients commonly found in energy drinks.
    Krishna Thakker, Fortune, 5 July 2017
  • Her venom is packed with GABA and two other compounds that also activate the same chloride receptors, β-alanine and taurine.
    Christie Wilcox, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
  • All options include meat and veggies that provide ample nutrition for your pup; the beef and lamb meals also feature organ meats that are rich in essential amino acids and taurine that help protect your dog’s heart.
    Lindsay Boyers, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • It's made with high-quality proteins and grains, as well as omega fatty acids, antioxidants, glucosamine, probiotics, and taurine.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • When brands like Monster Energy and Rockstar launched in the early 2000s, promising sky-high levels of caffeine and other power-you-through agents like the amino acid taurine, they were positioned as frat-party staples.
    Marie Claire, 16 Sep. 2013
  • Other stimulants in the Kardashian brew include taurine, l-carnitine and guarana seed extract.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • According to PetMD, cats also need higher proportions of protein in their diet than dogs, as well as taurine, arachidonic acid, vitamin A and niacin.
    Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
  • The medical community has long raised concerns about the health effects of energy drinks - which often rely on caffeine, taurine and guarana, and have been shown to raise blood pressure and cause heart palpitations.
    Abha Bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • These places are filling stations for the body, where tired drivers can replenish with water, caffeine, taurine, and nicotine or indulge in sugar or salt without judgment, because diets don’t apply here.
    Tony Rehagen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2019
  • Blood samples taken after the workouts showed a 1.36-fold increase in taurine levels in all individuals, with athletes having slightly more taurine in their systems.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 8 June 2023
  • Other challenging nutrients are vitamin D, vitamin B12 and taurine - an amino acid found in mammalian tissues (humans and dogs can synthesize it from plant sources).
    Marta Zaraska, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • Chicken is a principle ingredient in this dry kitten food from Blue Buffalo and taurine is included to boost cognitive health and help with healthy eye development.
    Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • These vegan capsules are loaded with L-theanine, magnesium, relora powder, holy basil extract, and L-taurine to support mind and body tranquility.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Information based on scientific testing should also be made available on the effects of energy drink additives, such as guarana and taurine, that can increase the potency and increase the effects of caffeine.
    Pat Crawford and Wendi Gosliner, miamiherald, 30 May 2017

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