Posted by Hugh on December 7, 2017, at 13:11:33
In reply to Schizophrenia begins in the womb, posted by Hugh on November 26, 2017, at 13:36:23
[Stephen] Zeisel said our choline intake started to drop in the 1970s with the advice to reduce dietary cholesterol. "Many adults are avoiding foods that contain choline because they are avoiding cholesterol. It gets a lot harder to get enough choline if you're not drinking milk and eating eggs and meat."
Recent research suggests that only 8.5 percent of pregnant women meet the daily choline recommendations, but as of last year, none of the top 25 prenatal multivitamins contained the recommended 450 mg dose of choline for pregnant women. This prompted the American Medical Association (AMA) to recently call for increasing the amount of choline in prenatal vitamins.
Complete article:
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/choline-the-essential-but-forgotten-nutrient/
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