What is the chemical Taurine and why is it so strong?!
What is the chemical Taurine and why is it so strong?
It is found in red bull and i have found it to be the strongest or best to stay awake
Answers:
Taurine is basically concentrated natural caffeine. That's all Red Bull is. Flavored, carbonated, concentrated caffeine. Sort of like drinking three espressos with sugar and carbonation.
Taurine is a non-essential amino acid and is found in high concentrations in the white blood cells, skeletal muscles, central nervous system as well as the heart muscles. In adults, but not children, this nutrient can be manufactured from methionine in the body and from cysteine in the liver, but vitamin B6 must be present.
It is a key ingredient of bile, which in turn is needed for fat digestion, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins as well as the control of cholesterol serum levels in the body. (It is incorporated in the bile acid chenodeoxychloic acid, which emulsify the dietary fats) This nutrient is also used in the proper use of potassium, calcium as well as sodium in the body, and for maintaining cell membrane integrity. It is thought to be helpful with anxiety, hyperactivity, poor brain function and epilepsy as well as hydrating the brain. Taurine, together with zinc is also required for proper eye health and vision
Amber D did an excellent job at answering this question. There are a lot of rumors that Taurine is synthetic bull testosterone, I think they started because there was a "Bull" on the can and "Taurine" sounds like something that might come from a bull. But the thing is Taurine is just a non-essential amino acid that functions in stabilizing membrane potential in your muscle cells and it probably has hundreds of other functions in your body. Baby formulas contain Taurine in high amounts, cats need extra taurine in their food or else they go blind. But the truth is, no one really know the exact mechanism yet for exactly why it gives you so much energy.