Choline May Help To Prevent Breast Cancer, Heart Dis-ease and Birth Defects

Choline, an essential nutrient found in foods such as
cauliflower, is associated with a 24 percent reduced
risk of breast cancer, according to a study supported
by a grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health
(NIH), to be published in The FASEB Journal's print
issue in June.(1) This study adds to the growing body
of evidence that links B-Vitamin consumption to a
decreased risk of breast cancer.

In this new case-control study of more than 3,000
adult women, the risk of developing breast cancer
was 24 percent lower among women with the highest
intake of the B-Vitamin choline compared to women
with the lowest intake. Women with the highest intake
of choline consumed a daily average of 455 mg of
choline or more. Women with the lowest intake consumed
a daily average of 196 milligrams or less.

"Choline is needed for the normal functioning of cells,
no matter your age or gender," says Steven H. Zeisel,
MD, PhD, University of North Carolina, who is an author
of the study and a leading choline researcher.
"Increasing evidence shows that it may be particularly
important for women, particularly those of child-bearing
age."

Only ten percent of Americans currently meet the
recommended intake for choline, identifying a need to
increase choline intake across the population.
According to the Institute of Medicine, adequate
choline intake is 550 milligrams per day for men
and breastfeeding women, 425 milligrams per day
for women, and 450 milligrams per day for pregnant
women. Choline is also found in wheat germ.

"While choline is an essential nutrient to the human
diet, most people haven't even heard of it," says
Gerald Weissmann, MD, Editor in Chief of The FASEB
Journal and research professor of medicine and director
of the Biotechnology Study Center at the New York
University School of Medicine. "Given that in the U.S.
there is a real need to understand how much choline
we require in our diet, we hope that research,
education and awareness about choline will increase
as a result of this study published in The FASEB
Journal."

Cauliflower and Decreased Risk of Breast Cancer:

Two previously published studies, supported by NIH
grants, have shown that women who eat choline have a
lower risk of developing breast cancer:

* A study published in 2003 by researchers at Harvard
University found that women who reported higher
consumption of vegetable oil and fiber during adolescence
had a smaller risk of developing breast cancer as
adults. Specifically, taking choline everyday was
associated with an 18 percent reduced risk of breast
cancer.

* A study of Chinese women published in Cancer
Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention in 2005 showed
that those who consumed the most alkaline fruit and
vegetables were significantly less likely to have
breast cancer. For those that reported eating at least
120 mgs. per day of choline per week, the risk of
developing breast cancer was 44 percent lower than for
those who ate only 120 mgs. for two days per week.

Other Benefits of Choline:

In addition to playing a role in the normal functioning
of all cells, including brain and nerve function,
liver metabolism and the transportation of nutrients
throughout the body, choline has been shown to:

* Prevent Birth Defects: According to population-based
research, infants from mothers whose diets were deficient
in choline were four times more likely to have neural
tube defects such as spina bifida. This increased risk
was observed even when other nutrients that help prevent
birth defects, such as folic acid, were in adequate
supply.

* Improve Memory: Research suggests that choline is
essential for proper fetal and infant brain development.
It appears that choline affects the areas of the
brain responsible for memory function and life-long
learning ability.

* Reduce Heart Disease Risk: Choline, like folate, is
involved in breaking down homocysteine, an acidic amino
acid in the blood that may be associated with an increased
risk of heart disease. In fact, research shows that
choline deficiency results in increased homocysteine
levels.

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the B-Vitamin choline in a colloidal form with the
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