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What Is the Taurine Supplement Used For?

Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid that is conditionally essential, a term used to describe nutrients that your body is capable of making but can only be obtained from diet under certain conditions.

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Do Vegans Need Carnitine?

Carnitine is a compound that your body makes to help you burn fat and remove cellular toxin. Your body maintains a fairly constant level of carnitine with the production in the liver and kidneys balanced with the excretion and reuptake by the kidneys.

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Nutrition of Genetically Modified Foods

The United States leads other countries in growing genetically modified foods. In 2006, 53 percent of the crops grown in the United States were genetically modified, according to the Human Genome Project. Soybeans, corn and canola are the most common genetically modified crops.

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