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Niva Yadav

Taurine: The energy drink ingredient being linked to blood cancer

What is taurine? The energy drink ingredient being linked to blood cancer - (PA Archive)

Designed to boost alertness, some energy drinks are now being linked to an increased risk of blood cancer, according to a recent study published in Nature.

Researchers at the University of Rochester’s Wilmot Cancer Institute have linked a widely used amino acid in energy drinks, namely taurine, to blood cancer.

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