What is choline?
Very recently only in 1998, choline is recognized as an essential nutrient, and this is made by the body for its own needs.it's required for the normal function of the body for normal health. Although the body makes but a large amount also comes from food that we take every day.It's an organic, water-soluble compound its neither vitamin nor mineral and often grouped along with the vitamin B complex group due to its similarities,
it impacts on
Liver function
Healthy brain function
Nerves system function
Metabolism function
Therefore adequate amounts are always needed for the body to function properly,(1),(2)
Let's see
What choline does?
Choline plays a very important role in many processes going on in the body some of them are
Cell structure
It makes the cell membrane
Cell messaging
It is involved in the production of compounds that acts as cell messengers at transport and metabolism It's required for removing the cholesterol from the liver, if it is inadequate then there is the buildup of cholesterol levels
DNA synthesis
Choline with vitamin -B12, and Folic acid takes part and produce DNA
Nervous system maintenance
It's important to produce acetylcholine which is a neurotransmitter for the nervous system
And this is also involved in
Memory
Muscle movement
Heartbeat regulations
Other basic functions
How much is required?
This also depends on gender and age and health conditions but a healthy individual needs about 550mg/ day
What are health benefits?
1., May be helpful to Heart health
Choline may reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering the homocysteine levels
2,:-May help in Brain problems
It regulates and improves
Memory, mood, and intelligence
Better memory and processing
Brain development
Mental health disorders
Mood disorders
Bipolar disorder
3,:-May help in liver disease
It reduces liver risk by 28%
4,:-May help in Cancer
There are mixed results and more research is needed
What are the negative impacts?
Taking too much choline can be harmful it can create side effects such as a drop in blood pressure, sweating, fishy body odor, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting The upper limit is 3500mg/day, this limit is just not possible if you are not taking any choline supplements,(3),(4)
Does it good for nootropics?
It has all properties to help Brain, and because of that it is good for nootropics and in fact is already present in many supplements meant for nootropics.
So, where does choline stands, as for as nootropics facts are concerned choline is too important as a nootropic, about nootropics activity its basic molecule involve in brain activities, we think choline and choline derivatives can be a very interesting choice as nootropics?