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Lecithin

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*[[Choline]]
* [[Alpha-GPC]]
==Food Sources== What makes lecithin interesting Lecithin is its cholinenaturally found in the foods that we eat, especially rich foods, such as egg yolk, soybeans, grains, wheat germ, fish, legumes, yeast, peanuts, etc. Our bodies use choline The compound can also be found as supplement sold to maintain cell membranesthe public. Lecithin capsules, transmit nerve impulsespowder, process cholesterolor granules are sold in many food and drug stores, often marketed as weight loss promoting supplements for dieters and perform other tasksweight loss enthusiasts. The body makes choline, but it's now known that people have In addition to consume some of it to stay healthy—that isthat, it's an "essential" nutrientlecithin is also taken in a pill form or mixed into health shakes.  
==Special Precautions of Lecithin==
Even if lecithin supplements were beneficial, those sold today contain widely variable amounts. You would have to consume enormous amounts of lecithin to get the health benefits, if any. High doses can cause nausea, bloating, and diarrhea.You don't need supplements of lecithin or choline. A balanced diet will supply enough choline.
==The benefits of Lecithin are==
The substance is synthesized by the body from food. This means that it is not an essential nutrient, since the body can always get its supply of lecithin from its diet. This is also one of the reasons why hardly anyone ever suffers a deficiency in lecithin. Still, having a steady supply of lecithin for our body’s use is good, if only to take advantage of the benefits it has to offer. Lecithin What makes lecithin interesting is naturally found in the foods that we eat, especially rich foods, such as egg yolk, soybeans, grains, wheat germ, fish, legumes, yeast, peanuts, etcits choline. The compound can also be found as supplement sold Our bodies use choline to the public. Lecithin capsulesmaintain cell membranes, powdertransmit nerve impulses, or granules are sold in many food and drug storesprocess cholesterol, often marketed as weight loss promoting supplements for dieters and weight loss enthusiastsperform other tasks. In addition The body makes choline, but it's now known that people have to thatconsume some of it to stay healthy—that is, lecithin is also taken in a pill form or mixed into health shakesit's an "essential" nutrient.<br>
The following are some of the many health claims that lecithin is said to have:
*Cardiovascular health
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