Taurine + exercise

Q: What did studies of Taurine + exercise find?

Studies of Taurine + exercise measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are cardiac remodeling (1 study), physical function (1) and cognitive function (1).

Taurine + exercise has been studied in 2 papers since 2018: 1 trial in people, 1 review; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Mar 26, 2026: “Beyond weight loss, cognitive health, and glycemic control: taurine supplementation as a reprogrammer of adipose tissue plasticity, physical performance, metabolic flexibility, neuroinflammaging, and cardiac remodeling in obesity, aging, and diabetes”.

Intervention

2 papers study it3 findingsUpdated Mar 26, 2026

“MMSE score increased only in the CET+TAU group (p < 0.05).”

Exercise and taurine in inflammation, cognition, and peripheral markers of blood-brain barrier integrity in older womenApplied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2018doi:10.1139/apnm-2017-0775

1 lab in 1 country

Funders: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico and 3 more

Human trial1

What did studies of Taurine + exercise find?

Studies of Taurine + exercise measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are cardiac remodeling (1 study), physical function (1) and cognitive function (1).

Cardiac remodeling

downin reviews1

1 study

Taurine + exercise decreases cardiac remodeling.
“taurine and physical exercise intersect at critical cardioprotective mechanisms, encompassing the modulation of apoptotic pathways, the regulation of extracellular matrix remodeling, and the activation of PI3K/Akt signaling, consequently mitigating maladaptive cardiac remodeling”
Reviewobesity, aging, and diabetes mellitus
Beyond weight loss, cognitive health, and glycemic control: taurine supplementation as a reprogrammer of adipose tissue plasticity, physical performance, metabolic flexibility, neuroinflammaging, and cardiac remodeling in obesity, aging, and diabetes
Frontiers in nutritionMar 26, 2026

Physical function

upin reviews1

1 study

Taurine + exercise improves physical function.
“the additive effects of taurine and exercise foster adipose tissue adaptability, augment mitochondrial functionality, enhance insulin sensitivity, and bolster physical performance as well as metabolic flexibility”
Reviewobesity, aging, and diabetes mellitus
Beyond weight loss, cognitive health, and glycemic control: taurine supplementation as a reprogrammer of adipose tissue plasticity, physical performance, metabolic flexibility, neuroinflammaging, and cardiac remodeling in obesity, aging, and diabetes
Frontiers in nutritionMar 26, 2026

Cognitive function

upin humans1

1 study

Taurine + exercise improves cognitive function in humans (p < 0.05).
“MMSE score increased only in the CET+TAU group (p < 0.05).”
Human trial1.5 g., once a day14-weeksfemalesn = 11
Exercise and taurine in inflammation, cognition, and peripheral markers of blood-brain barrier integrity in older women
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolismeFeb 23, 2018