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Pharmacological Value of Caffeine, Taurine and Arginine in Nutritional Supplements and their Relation to Well Known Socially Important Diseases

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Abstract

Caffeine, Taurine and Arginine are one of the most widely used supplements from people of all ages. There are lot of controversial information about their proper use and effects and side effects. Our goal is to determine the reasonable boundaries of using these supplements in healthy people and more important in people with socially important diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes and dementia.

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 1-1)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Taurine and Caffeine Supplementation in Energy Food Drinks: Uses, Side Effects and Quality Control

DOI 10.11648/j.ijnfs.s.2015040101.15
Page(s) 24-29
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Caffeine, Taurine, Arginine, Dementia

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  • Medical College, Medical University - Pleven, Pleven, Bulgaria

  • Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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