Choline Intake Linked to Better Cognitive Performance

Choline is a nutrient building block for the important neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Loss of choline-related neurons reduces cognitive ability and memory.  Researchers tracked 1391 men and women, average age of 60, for a decade, comparing choline intake to memory and cognitive performance. Those with the highest choline intake clearly did the best.

This study was done in people who did not have dementia. Thus, it was looking at differences in mental ability in healthy people.  Maintaining mental capacity is of the utmost importance to every person as they grow older. It is not good enough to be “not as bad as someone else.” Your goal should be able to maintain youthful cognitive function and memory for as long as possible.

Significant advancements in choline supplementation have been made in recent years. A form of choline known as alpha GPC, which is identical to the form of choline in your cells and in breast milk, is clearly the top supplemental form of choline on the market today. I have previously reviewed this exciting brain support nutrient in a my article, Alpha GPC for Focus, Memory, and Cognitive Ability.

One of the great emerging uses of nutrition is to maintain and enhance human ability. Choline is a good nutrient to have on your team.