Author | Participants | Dosage (g) | Timing of Dose | Outcomes |
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De Carvalho et al. [14] | 9 | 6 | Athletes received taurine (TAU) or placebo (P) supplementation 120 min before the swimming effort | No effect in swimmer performance; ↑ glycerol plasma levels (8%); ↓ lactic anaerobic system contribution |
McLeay et al. [45] | 10 | 0.1 g/ kg/BW (not exceeding 10 g) | Completed 60 eccentric contractions of the biceps brachii muscle at maximal effort. Following this, participants were supplemented with 0.1 g/kg/BW of either taurine or rice flour in capsules; continued to consume the capsules in the morning and evening. | Significant ↓ in all performance measures from pre- to 24-h post-eccentric exercise (p < 0.001) for both taurine and placebo; No effects in CK levels |
Milioni et al. [46] | 17 | 6 | Placebo (6 g dextrose) or taurine (6 g) supplementation), separated by 1 week, 90 min prior to the exhaustive test | No improvements in high-intensity running performance; unclear effect on maximal accumulated oxygen deficit |
Ra et al. [56] | 29 | 2 | Participants orally consumed 2 g of placebo (lactose) or taurine powder three times a day after meals for 2 weeks before exercise: two sets of maximal eccentric unilateral contractions of the elbow flexor muscle | ↓ DOMS |
Ra et al. [57] | 36 | 2 | Placebo + placebo [placebo], BCAA + placebo, placebo + taurine, and BCAA + taurine [combined]) and given a combination of 3.2 g BCAA (or placebo) and 2 g taurine (or placebo), three times a day, for two weeks prior to and three days after eccentric elbow flexor exercises | ↓ exercise-induced DOMS and muscle damage |
Zhang et al. [91] | 11 | 6 | After the first exercise test, the subjects received supplements of a daily dose of 6 g (2 g three times a day) taurine powder for 7 days prior to the second exercise test. After 7-day of taurine supplementation, an identical exhaustive test procedure was repeated at the same time of day | ↓ serum TBARS before exercise (p < 0.05) and resulted in a significantly ↓ DNA migration 24 h after exercise (p < 0.01). Significant ↑ VO2max, ↑ exercise time to exhaustion, and ↑ maximal workload in test with taurine supplementation (p < 0.05); ↑ taurine concentration |