Plasma and urine taurine levels in vegans
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Plasma taurine levels and urinary taurine excretion were measured in 12 strict vegetarian (vegan) males who had maintained a vegan diet for 53 +/- 26 mo (SD) and in 14 male nonvegetarian control subjects. Plasma taurine levels differed (45 +/- 7 vs 58 +/- 16 mumol/L, respectively). Urinary taurine excretion was lower (266 +/- 279 vs 903 +/- 580 mumol/d), urinary N pi-methylhistidine was barely detectable, and urinary N tau-methylhistidine was significantly reduced (296 +/- 87 vs 427 +/- 19 mumol/d) in the vegans. Analysis of 3-d dietary diaries kept by the vegans indicated marginal to adequate intake of protein, carbohydrate, vitamin B-6, methionine, and cystine; inadequate intake of zinc; and negligible intake of taurine. Prolonged absence of dietary taurine intake causes decreased plasma taurine and severely restricted urinary taurine output.
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- Authors
- Laidlaw, S., Shultz, T., Cecchino, J., & Kopple, J.
- Affiliations
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Venue
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1988-04
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 660-663
- ISSN
- 0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2115362524
- Cited by
- 114
- References
- 23
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- FWCI
- 1.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01am033112-02)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Aldose Reductase and Taurine
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- taurine, vegan diet, vegetarian diet, plasma taurine, urinary taurine excretion, N-methylhistidine, zinc intake, protein intake, methionine, cystine, vitamin B6
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Male, Methylhistidines, Nutritional Status, Reference Values, Taurine, Diet, Vegetarian
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