Choline

Jan 06, 2012 08:39 PM

Choline is a <a class="mw-redirect" title="Water-soluble" href="/wiki/Water-soluble">water-soluble</a> <a title="Essential nutrient" href="/wiki/Essential_nutrient">essential nutrient</a>.<a href="#cite_note-0">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-Zeisel_SH.2C_da_Costa_KA_2009_615.E2.80.9323-1">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[5]</a> It is usually grouped within the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Vitamin B" href="/wiki/Vitamin_B">B-complex vitamins</a>. Choline generally refers to the various <a class="mw-redirect" title="Quaternary ammonium salts" href="/wiki/Quaternary_ammonium_salts">quaternary ammonium salts</a> containing the N,N,N-trimethylethanolammonium <a class="mw-redirect" title="Cation" href="/wiki/Cation">cation</a>

The cation appears in the head groups of <a title="Phosphatidylcholine" href="/wiki/Phosphatidylcholine">phosphatidylcholine</a> and <a title="Sphingomyelin" href="/wiki/Sphingomyelin">sphingomyelin</a>, two classes of <a title="Phospholipid" href="/wiki/Phospholipid">phospholipid</a> that are abundant in <a class="mw-redirect" title="Cell membranes" href="/wiki/Cell_membranes">cell membranes</a>. Choline is the precursor molecule for the neurotransmitter <a title="Acetylcholine" href="/wiki/Acetylcholine">acetylcholine</a> which is involved in many functions including memory and muscle control

high choline foods = egg and fatty meats;

NOTE:  AI = adequate intake of CHOLINE for men = 550 mg per day !!!!

beef liver has 362 mg per 3 oz

one large egg has 125 mg;

note: choline is in chicken and in fish... get it there... not from pills...

occas beef liver, if safe.

Choline

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