Taurine

Taurine is an amino acid, naturally found within our body – approximately one gram of taurine per each kilogram of body weight. Taurine obtained its name from the Latin word taurus, which means bull, because the substance was initially discovered in bulls. Taurine is essential for health and proper functioning of the body and it participates in various biological and physiological processes within human body. It is essential for cardiovascular function, in the digestive system it contributes to dissolution of fats cholesterol elimination from the organism, it plays important role in the development and function of central nervous system, skeletal muscles and retina. Taurine is an important component in breast milk and breast milk substitutes, due to its contribution to brain development in fetus and baby alike. It is found in chicken, fish and various types of seafood and it can also be consumed as capsules.