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Choline is a B vitamin that is known to be essential in animals and humans. Choline is an important biochemical compound, but not, strictly speaking, a vitamin.
Choline is:
Indicationss of choline deficiencies are:
Choline is a major ingredient in lecithin and lecithin makes up about 30% of the dry weight of the brain. Lecithin provides other important nutrients including phospholipids, fats, and glycolipids. Choline is also found in: egg yolks, green leafy vegetables, liver, soybeans, yeast, and wheat germ. The best supplemental source is phosphatidyl choline.
Choline is used in the following conditions:
500 - 1,000 mg per day for those aged 65 and under. Those over 65 may need from 1 - 5 grams per day.
Choline should always be taken with other B group vitamins.
Take choline with calcium, it will be required to balance phosphorous and calcium in the body, since chlorine increases the phosphorous in the body.
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