Choline - A Neglected Nutrient Vital for Healthy Brains

Choline is an essential nutrient for humans - as we can't make enough to meet the brain and body's needs - but it is seriously lacking from modern, western-type diets.

Most pregnant women and children (as well as most adults) don't consume enough choline to reach even 'adequate' intakes.

This reflects both changes in eating habits, and a general lack of awareness - because neither dietary guidelines nor public health policy have kept pace with the mounting evidence of choline's importance for both brain and body health.

In pregnancy and early life, choline is essential to support healthy brain development and function, and deficiencies can have lifelong effects. But choline also plays vital roles in brain function at all ages.

Prenatal choline deficiencies increase risks for foetal alcohol spectrum disorders; and increasing evidence indicates that

• a lack of choline in early life may play a role in common childhood developmental conditions like ADHD, autism, dyslexia and related behaviour and learning difficulties
• low choline intakes are also linked with memory and attention problems in adults, including age-related cognitive decline and dementia.

Hear from two leading experts in nutrition and neuroscience - each with a specialist interest in the role of diet in neurodevelopmental conditions

• the latest evidence on choline and brain health, and
• its practical implications for parents, professionals and policymakers.

The video recording of this FAB Research Live Webinar and Q&A event - together with downloadable handouts - is available FREE to FAB Associates (for other benefits of joining FAB as an Associate member - see HERE).

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