"Energy" drinks that have taurine, as if that dubious chemical were what gave you a lift.
Nor does it sound very appealing: The berry-flavored beverage is spiked with additives like taurine and glucuronolactone.
And yes they put taurine in Monster and the other energy drinks, it WILL raise cholesterol levels.
He says there is little evidence backing other popular energy additives, including the amino acid taurine in Red Bull.
Taurine has been shown in some studies to boost athletic performance and may, combined with caffeine, improve concentration and memory.
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Stay away from bile nutrients ie. taurine and glycine, bitters, proteases and probiotices unless your T3 is near or above high levels.
But he left in place three key ingredients found in the Thai drink: an amino acid called taurine, the caffeine, and glucuronolactone, a carbohydrate.
Caffeine, guanine, taurine and green tea extracts all have these properties, says Ron Mendel, who has done research on diet drinks that combine these ingredients.
Senators Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal, Democrats of Illinois and Connecticut, also want to determine the consequences of combining caffeine and other common additives, like taurine and guarana.
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Monster touts the ingredients taurine, ginseng, L-Carnitine and B-vitamins in big letters across the top of its tall black cans, part of an "energy blend'' the company's website says "packs a vicious punch.
In Chicago, Alderman Edward Burke introduced legislation earlier this year that would ban the sale of energy drinks that contain more than 180 milligrams of caffeine per container and include taurine or guarana.
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