Category Archives: Choline

Acetylcholine and Choline

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Robert Barrington

A number of dietary substances are required for the synthesis of neurotransmitters in humans, and this links the diet to the brain. Choline is a dietary factor that is present in a number of foods including eggs, meat, fish and … Continue reading →

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Choline for Memory

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Choline is an essential deity component sometimes grouped with the B vitamins. Choline and its metabolites are required for normal cell signalling, and choline can be metabolised to betaine, which is required for homocysteine metabolism and is an important methyl … Continue reading →

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Choline For Mood

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Choline is a nutrient derived from the phospholipid phosphatidylcholine (lecithin). A number of foods including eggs are a good source of choline. Choline is able to affect brain function and this may result from the ability of choline to alter … Continue reading →

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Choline and Mood

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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The Minor Fat Constituents In The Typical Western Diet

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Robert Barrington

There are a number of minor lipid or fat constituents of the normal human diet that are worthy of any discussion involving fat loss. In particular conjugated linoleic acid and lecithin are minor dietary components that have useful fat loss … Continue reading →

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Choline: The Old New Supplement

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Choline has been around as a dietary supplement for a long time. Its use as a treatment for the accumulation of fat in the liver is well recorded in the nutritional literature from both animal and human studies. In the … Continue reading →

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DHA, Choline And Phosphatidylcholine

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) is a long chain fatty acid required for eicosanoid synthesis, and in this capacity can inhibit inflammation and platelet aggregation. In addition DHA is preferentially incorporated into the brain tissue, where it may function to … Continue reading →

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Are Eggs Good For The Heart?

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Eggs have been part of the human diet since the chicken was first domesticated in Asia over 4000 years ago. Many people believe that eggs are detrimental to the health because they are energy (calorie), saturated fat and cholesterol dense. … Continue reading →

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The Betaine Choline Link

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Betaine and choline are closely related compounds from a structural and functional perspective. Betaine is also called trimethylglycine and choline is also called tetramethylglycine. Both compounds function as methyl donors, and when choline donates a methyl group it becomes betaine. … Continue reading →

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The Betaine Folate Relationship

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Epigenetics is the relatively new science interested in the interaction between the environment and DNA. Environmental changes can influence genetic make-up through stable modification to gene expression not mediated by changes in DNA sequence. This is achieved through methylation of … Continue reading →

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