In 1998, the Institute of Medicine recognized Choline as an essential nutrient for human health. Choline’s benefits are many: it is crucial for fetal development and nervous system health, is necessary in transporting cholesterol away from your liver, and aids DNA synthesis. The overall effect is that high choline intake has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, breast cancer and fatty liver disease. To ensure you’re getting enough choline, make sure your diet includes foods such as eggs, broccoli, cauliflower, shiitake mushrooms and beef liver.

Key Takeaways:

• • Choline was discovered by the medical community in 1862 and it was not until 1998 that it was recognized as an essential nutrient for human health.

• • Some of the benefits of choline to humans include a healthy development of the fetus, for the synthesis of phospholipids, and normal functioning of the nervous system.

• • It has been discovered that choline is an essential nutrient that is required by the liver to prevent the development of fatty liver.

“An estimated 90 percent of the U.S. population are deficient in choline, a nutrient required to move fat out of your liver.”

Read more: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/03/04/fatty-liver-choline-defiency.aspx

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