Preventive Intake: 3,000 mg

Benefits:

• Works as an antioxidant.
• Necessary for choline synthesis in the body. An increase in choline yields an increase in acetylcholine, a nerve conductor found in the brain that helps facilitate the passing of messages between nerves.
• Protects against heart disease.
• Helps strengthen neural sheaths and may be helpful in treating MS.
• Aids in treatment of arteriosclerosis.
  

Deficiencies May Cause: Possible decrease in mental awareness due to the lack of acetylcholine, a bi-product of choline.

Food Sources: Eggs, vegetables and meat.