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http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994771

Nutrient during pregnancy 'super-charges' brain

NewScientist.com news service

Taking a nutrient called choline during pregnancy could "super-charge"
children's brains for life, suggests a study in rats.
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Choline, a member of the vitamin B family, is found in egg yolks,
liver and other meats - "exactly the kind of things people were told
not to eat" due to their high cholesterol content, says Swartzwelder.
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There is little information on how much choline women currently take.
"But don't be afraid of eggs," Swartzwelder suggests. "I used to eat a
low fat diet - I've started eating eggs and I'm not even pregnant!"

'Lecithin, found in foods such as eggs, soybeans, peanuts,
and liver, is the predominant source of choline in the human
diet. The normal intake of lecithin and choline has been
estimated to be approximately 6 grams and 800 milligrams
per day respectively. Commercial soy lecithin is defatted
from soy bean oil to contain dominantly (± 95%) acetone
insolubles- the most important of which are the phospholipids
phosphatidylcholine, inositol and ethanolamine. Commercial
lecithin is about 23% phosphatidylcholine (PC), and PC
contains about 14% choline. Due to space limitations, choline
sources like choline bitartrate and choline citrate have been
used as the predominant source of choline in vitamin
supplements. However, the increasing evidence that lecithin
is a source of choline that may have benefits beyond simply
being a choline source, has provided a reason for
supplementing with both choline and lecithin itself. '
http://www.aabhealth.com/lecithincholine.htm

mmm...yeah, i read that about lecithin a while back, and picked up some soy
lecithin granules...emulsifiers, so you can mix em' into stuff that you're
cooking for good memory stuff.

As lecithin is destroyed by high temperatures, it's best to take it 'raw'.