topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimBACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 infection can induce cellular senescence, resulting in chronic inflammation and senescence-associated secretory phenotype observed in post-acute sequalae of COVID-19 (PASC).
evidence level1
citationWang K (2026)
sourceTaurine supplementation as a therapeutic strategy for cellular senescence and chronic inflammation in long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimPreclinical evidence suggests taurine protects against cellular senescence, telomerase deficiency, DNA damage, and mitochondrial dysfunction, indicating its potential therapeutic role in PASC.
evidence level1
citationWang K (2026)
sourceTaurine supplementation as a therapeutic strategy for cellular senescence and chronic inflammation in long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimMETHODS: We systemically searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus through 21st March 2025 for clinical trials investigating taurine supplementation in systemic perturbations associated with PASC.
evidence level1
citationWang K (2026)
sourceTaurine supplementation as a therapeutic strategy for cellular senescence and chronic inflammation in long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimTaurine, a conditionally essential amino acid with potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, is naturally upregulated during COVID-19 convalescence.
evidence level1
citationWang K (2026)
sourceTaurine supplementation as a therapeutic strategy for cellular senescence and chronic inflammation in long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimThis narrative review critically synthesizes current evidence on nutritional interventions that may be relevant to football performed in the heat, with emphasis on hydration and electrolyte replacement, carbohydrate-protein strategies, taurine, branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), creatine, menthol, antioxidant- and nitrate-related approaches, and selected multi-ingredient products.
evidence level4
citationDai X (2026)
sourceNutritional Strategies to Support Performance Maintenance and Recovery in Football Under Hot Environmental Conditions: A Narrative Review.
topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimBy contrast, evidence for BCAAs, antioxidants, nitrates, and caffeine as stand-alone heat strategies, as well as for many compound supplements, remains inconsistent, context-specific, or too indirect for strong football-specific endorsement.
evidence level4
citationDai X (2026)
sourceNutritional Strategies to Support Performance Maintenance and Recovery in Football Under Hot Environmental Conditions: A Narrative Review.
topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimOverall, the evidence base remains heterogeneous in study quality, protocol design, exercise mode, and sport specificity.
evidence level4
citationDai X (2026)
sourceNutritional Strategies to Support Performance Maintenance and Recovery in Football Under Hot Environmental Conditions: A Narrative Review.
topicTaurine Cardiovascular Health Meta-Analysis
claimRising ambient temperatures and the increasing frequency of training and competition in hot climates have made heat stress a major challenge in football.
evidence level4
citationDai X (2026)
sourceNutritional Strategies to Support Performance Maintenance and Recovery in Football Under Hot Environmental Conditions: A Narrative Review.