Taurine concentrations in the diet, plasma, urine and breast milk of vegans compared with omnivores
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1. The concentration of taurine in the diets, plasma, urine and breast milk were measured in vegans and age- and sex-matched omnivore controls. Plasma and urinary amino acid concentrations were also determined 2. Taurine was absent from the vegan diet and occurred in variable amounts in the diets of the omnivores. Urinary taurine levels were less than half those of the omnivores but plasma and breast-milk levels were only slightly lower. 3. Dietary energy intakes were similar in the vegans and omnivores, but protein intakes tended to be lower in the vegans.
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The differences by diet group observed for lysine and tyrosine were supported by similar findings from previous studies, as were the null results for isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, proline, serine and ornithine.
“The differences by diet group we observed for lysine and tyrosine were supported by similar findings from previous studies, as were the null results for isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, proline, serine and ornithine.7, 9”
For leucine, valine, histidine, threonine, arginine and citrulline an association was found in previous studies but not in ours, whereas the opposite was the case for methionine, tryptophan, alanine and glycine.
“For leucine, valine, histidine, threonine, arginine and citrulline an association was found in previous studies but not in ours, whereas the opposite was the case for methionine, tryptophan, alanine and glycine.7, 8, 9”
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- Authors
- Rana, S. K., & Sanders, T. A. B.
- Affiliations
- University of London (GB)
- ORCID
- Sanders, T. A. B.
- Venue
- British Journal of Nutrition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1986-07
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-27
- ISSN
- 0007-1145 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-2662
- OpenAlex
- W2117516067
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- 1.26
- Type
- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Aldose Reductase and Taurine
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Keywords
- taurine, vegan diet, omnivorous diet, plasma taurine, breast milk, amino acid metabolism, protein intake, energy intake
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Energy Intake, Diet, Dietary Proteins, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Milk, Human, Nitrogen, Osmolar Concentration, Reference Values, Taurine, Diet, Vegetarian
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