Choline: the neurocognitive essential nutrient of interest to obstetricians and gynecologists

TC Wallace, JK Blusztajn, MA Caudill… - Journal of dietary …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Choline is an essential nutrient for proper liver, muscle, and brain functions as well as for
lipid metabolism and cellular membrane composition and repair. Humans can produce …

Choline: exploring the growing science on its benefits for moms and babies

HW Korsmo, X Jiang, MA Caudill - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The importance of ensuring adequate choline intakes during pregnancy is increasingly
recognized. Choline is critical for a number of physiological processes during the prenatal …

Choline: dietary requirements and role in brain development

LM Sanders, SH Zeisel - Nutrition today, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Choline is needed for the maintenance of the structural integrity and signaling functions of
cell membranes, for neurotransmission, and for transport of lipids and as a source of methyl …

[HTML][HTML] Choline: the underconsumed and underappreciated essential nutrient

TC Wallace, JK Blusztajn, MA Caudill, KC Klatt… - Nutrition …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Choline has been recognized as an essential nutrient by the Food and Nutrition Board of the
National Academies of Medicine since 1998. Its metabolites have structural, metabolic, and …

Pre-and postnatal health: evidence of increased choline needs

MA Caudill - Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2010 - Elsevier
Choline, a micronutrient found in food, serves as the starting material for several important
metabolites that play key roles in fetal development, particularly the brain. Although human …

Perinatal choline influences brain structure and function

SH Zeisel, MD Niculescu - Nutrition reviews, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Choline is derived not only from the diet, but also from de novo synthesis. It is important for
methyl-group metabolism, the formation of membranes, kidney function, and …

Choline: critical role during fetal development and dietary requirements in adults

SH Zeisel - Annu. Rev. Nutr., 2006 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Choline is an essential nutrient needed for the structural integrity and signaling
functions of cell membranes; for normal cholinergic neurotransmission; for normal muscle …

Habitual choline intakes across the childbearing years: A review

E Derbyshire, R Obeid, C Schön - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Choline is an important nutrient during the first 1000 days post conception due to its roles in
brain function. An increasing number of studies have measured choline intakes at the …

[HTML][HTML] Choline concentrations in human maternal and cord blood and intelligence at 5 y of age

C Signore, PM Ueland, J Troendle, JL Mills - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Background Animal studies indicate that maternal prenatal choline supplementation leads to
permanent enhancement of attention and spatial memory abilities in offspring, whereas …

Nutritional importance of choline for brain development

SH Zeisel - Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Choline is a dietary component essential for normal function of all cells. In 1998 the National
Academy of Sciences, USA, issued a report identifying choline as a required nutrient for …