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choline

choline

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A nutrient that dissolves in water and helps the body use fat and make cell parts
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊliːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : colina
  • The investigation revealed that when animals and people consume diets rich in choline (a compound abundant in meat, poultry, and eggs), their gut microbes can transform the choline to trimethylamine.

So the red meat contains choline and carnitine.

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Examples

  • Adding more choline to your diet can help improve your metabolism.

  • And eggs contain choline, a brain nutrient that aids memory, and lutein, a pigment needed for healthy eyes.

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  • And you can make delicious choline rich meals for both you and your family.

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  • So the red meat contains choline and carnitine.

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  • Olive oil, good for the brain if your diet allows eggs, the choline in eggs is good for your cognitive health.

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  • Another essential nutrient that your little one's brain and body need for optimal development is choline, and you're going to find plenty of choline in red meat.

  • Egg yolks are a great source of choline, which is essential for brain health.

  • Foods like liver and eggs are high in choline, contributing to overall health.

Surface Forms

choline singular
cholines plural

Morphology

choline = bile (opaque) = chole + ine

The combining form 'chole-' is not a standalone English word and the chemical suffix '-ine' does not transparently yield the sense 'a nutrient in lecithin' for average learners.

Etymology

Choline comes from the Greek root chole, meaning 'bile', and the chemical ending -ine, and you can see the same chol- in cholesterol. So, because chole is about the body's fluid that helps fats, choline is a chemical the body needs to handle fats and make cell parts.