Fact of the day

In a pooled analysis of 11 small trials with 234 participants, caffeine plus taurine improved time to exhaustion and peak anaerobic power versus placebo, and modestly lowered perceived exertion. The analysis could not say whether caffeine, taurine, or their combination drove the effect.

Study design

Meta-analysis

Journal

Nutrients

Evidence

preliminary

⚠What it shows: A promising signal rather than settled science: results pooled from just 11 generally small trials covering 234 people. The design cannot separate caffeine's well-known effect from any extra contribution by taurine.Meta-analysis · Nutrients