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Can taurine supplementation help treat long Covid?
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27/10/2023 02:39 PM | Click to read full article
Canadian researchers have identified an amino acid that may play a key role in predicting poor clinical outcomes and also aid in the treatment of long Covid. The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, showed that lower levels of taurine -- a semi-essential amino acid found in meat and fish and also produced by the human liver -- could predict long Covid conditions. Also, taurine supplementations, which are already approved, helped treat the symptoms.