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Prenatal & Infant Nutrition

• The American Medical Association (AMA) is now recommending prenatal supplementation with choline as of June 13, 2017.
• Choline is an essential nutrient that helps a baby’s brain and spinal cord develop properly
• Inadequate choline levels during pregnancy are thought to negatively affect cognitive development and maintenance across the lifespan. Neural tube and hippocampus development in the baby are also highly dependent on adequate choline intake.

Cognitive Health

• Choline is a widely used neurotransmitter involved in the nervous system and is a precursor needed to produce acetylcholine to help convey nerve impulses.
• Choline’s use is likely to increase especially in dairy drinks aimed at students (cognitive performance at school and university).
• Among aging population there is a greater focus on keeping the brain and mind healthy.

Sport Nutrition

• Choline supports speedy communication between the brain and muscle fibers and promotes muscle recovery after repetitive motions, both of which help to boost overall performance.
• Aids in the synthesis and optimization of nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels to help maximize the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the muscles.

Clinical Nutrition

• Choline is a structural component of cell membranes.
• Choline is needed for the synthesis of phospholipids as sphingomyelin and phosphatidyl choline.
• Choline may  be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses: diabetes, cancer, VIH.

Pharma

Choline derivatives help in the prevention of:

• Fatty liver disease (NAFLD – nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Neural tube defects (NTD)
• Cognitive Health

Animal Nutrition (Feed) and Health

• Aquaculture
• Pet food
• Poultry
• Swine
• Calves