Quotes About Choline

Choline, an amino acid often prescribed for poor memory, absent-mindedness, and other cerebral inneficiencies associated with senility, is therapeutically impotent unless taken in conjunction with a large dose of vitamin B5. Choline is the basic building block the brain uses to produce the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, deficiencies of which are associated with symptoms of senility, but without the synergistic presence of vitamin B5, the brain cannot convert choline into acetylcholine.

Egg yolks also contain choline and B vitamins.

People avoid egg yolks because they're afraid of the cholesterol, but the choline in the egg yolk actually helps prevent the accumulation of cholesterol and fat in the liver!

Where does TMAO come from? Just as short-chain fatty acids are produced by good bacteria in our gut when we eat fiber, TMAO originates from bad bacteria in our gut when we eat lots of choline (concentrated in eggs, but also lecithin supplements) or carnitine (concentrated in meat, but also some energy drinks).