Readers of this column will know that I’m highly skeptical of dietary supplements. So you might imagine my reaction when I saw headlines a few days ago about Taurine, “the elixir of life?” (at CNN) and “Supplement Slows Aging In Mice And Monkeys” (New York Times).
Unlikely, I thought. But I read the scientific article behind these reports, and now I’m intrigued.
What is taurine? And could