Choline

• What other names is Choline known by?
• What is Choline?
• How does Choline work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Dosing considerations for Choline.

What other names is Choline known by?

Bitartre de Choline, Chlorure de Choline, Choline Bitartrate, Choline Chloride, Choline Citrate, Citrate de Choline, Colina, Facteur Lipotropique, Hydroxyde de Triméthylammonium (bêta-hydroxyéthyl), Intrachol, L-Choline, Lipotropic Factor, Methylated Phosphatidylethanolamine, Trimethylethanolamine, Triméthyléthanolamine, (beta-hydroxyethyl) Trimethylammonium hydroxide.

What is Choline?

Choline is similar to the B vitamins. It can be made in the liver. It is also found in foods such as liver, muscle meats, fish, nuts, beans, peas, spinach, wheat germ, and eggs.

Likely Effective for...

• Liver disease caused by exclusive feeding by vein (parenteral nutrition).

Possibly Effective for...

• Asthma.
• Preventing neural tube defects, when taken by a mother around the time of conception.

Possibly Ineffective for...

• A brain condition called cerebellar ataxia.
• Alzheimer's disease.
• Delaying fatigue in endurance sports.

Likely Ineffective for...

• Memory loss due to age.
• Schizophrenia.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Hepatitis and other liver disorders, depression, high cholesterol, seizures, Huntington's chorea, and Tourette's syndrome.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).