INSULIN RESISTANCE

TAURINE
Animal Study

1. Fructose in drinking water increased blood pressure, hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance in rats. This reaction was eliminated by adding taurine (2% in drinking water) to the fructose solution.

Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 1999 Oct;77(10):749-54.  (Animal Study)
Taurine attenuates hypertension and improves insulin sensitivity in the fructose-fed rat, an animal model of insulin resistance.
Anuradha CV, Balakrishnan SD.