What Is Choline?
Choline is an essential nutrient. The total amount of cholines counted here includes both choline and choline phospholipids.
To maintain health, cholines must be obtained from the diet as choline or as choline phospholipids, like phosphatidylcholine.
Choline deficiency is rare, but it causes nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and muscle damage.
While excessive consumption of choline can cause low blood pressure, sweating, and diarrhea.
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Choline In The Body
Humans can produce choline in the liver, mostly as phosphatidylcholine, but the amount that the body naturally synthesizes is not sufficient to meet our needs. This means that we must obtain some choline from the diet. (source 🗗)
Choline In Food
Many foods contain choline. Particularly rich in choline are meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, and eggs. It can also be found in good amounts in cruciferous vegetables and certain beans. (source 🗗)
If you are interested in a list of foods where you can find this nutrient. Go to our nutrition tool and check out choline.