Description:
Choline’s main function in the body is to provide for proper nerve
transmission. It also helps proper gallbladder and liver function,
and the formation of cell membranes. It helps to minimize fat in
the liver, by normalizing fat and cholesterol metabolism.
Complimentary Nutrients:
A, B complex, B12, folic acid, inositol, protein, and linoleic
acid.
Antagonists:
Excessive sugar, coffee and alcohol.
Health Benefits:
Gallstone prevention, hair, kidneys, liver, thymus gland, gallbladder,
lecithin formation, nerve transmission, liver and gallbladder regulation,
and metabolism of fats and cholesterol
Therapeutic Uses:
Headaches, hypoglycemia, constipation, ear noises, hardening of
the arteries, alcoholism, artheroscleroisis, baldness, high cholesterol,
heart trouble, high blood pressure, and liver damage.
Vitamin Therapies should be done with the supervision of a qualified
health care professional. In the panel on the left, under ailments
you can find more information about treatments for some of these
conditions. You can also locate therapeutic information on this
site by using the search engine - click on 'Search' in the panel
on your left - and entering words relating to the ailment you are
interested in.
Deficiency Indicators:
Growth problems, high blood pressure, bleeding stomach ulcers,
heart trouble, impaired liver and kidney function, intolerance to
fats.
Dosage:
| RDA |
Optimal Health |
Therapeutic Amounts |
| None stated |
100 mg |
1000-1500 mg |
RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) are dosages developed by the
FDA. These amounts are designed to prevent deficiency symptoms.
For optimal health it is necessary to take a larger dose. The optimal
health amounts are for adults and children weighing over 100 lbs.
Children under the age of six should be given nutritional formulas
designed specifically for young children. The therapeutic amounts
to treat special conditions are usually much higher, and should
not be taken without the supervision of a qualified health care
professional.
Sources:
Egg yolks, meat, milk, soybeans, whole grains, brewer's yeast,
fish, lecithin, legumes, organ meats, and wheat germ.
