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New research from Cornell University indicates that pregnant women who increase choline intake in the third trimester of pregnancy may reduce the risk of the baby developing metabolic and chronic stress-related diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes later in life (1). The results, published in the latest edition of the Journal of the Federation of …
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Increased maternal intake of the nutrient choline could reduce their kid’s chances of developing hypertension and diabetes later in life. In a study led by Marie Caudill, associate professor of nutritional sciences, and graduate student Xinyin Jiang, a group of third-trimester pregnant women consumed 930 milligrams of choline, more than double the recommended 450 milligram …
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A group of researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada hopes to draw attention to what has become a forgotten essential nutrient. Choline, a nutrient found in foods such as egg yolks, liver and soybeans, does not appear to be high on anyone’s list of eating priorities. And this is something researchers Jonathan Curtis, …
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