| soybeans,
egg yoke, butter, peanuts, cauliflower, lentils, oats, seame seeds, flax seeds Choline also needs the following nutrients to
work properly:
needs B-3 - raw crimini
mushrooms, tuna, salmon, chicken breast, asparagus, halibut, venison
needs folic acid - calf
liver, boiled lentils, cooked pinto beans, garbanzo beans, asparagus, spinach, black
beans, navy beans, kidney beans, collard greens, romaine lettuce, asparagus, turnip
greens, mustard greens, parsley, broccoli, cauliflower, beets
needs B1 - sunflower seeds,
tuna, black beans, green peas, spelt whole grain flour, split peas, navy beans, corn,
lentils, pinto beans
needs B6 - tuna, banana,
roasted chicken breast, calf liver, roasted turkey breast, chinook salmon, cod fillet,
baked snapper, halibut
needs B12 - calf liver,
baked snapper, venison, chinook salmon, lean beef tenderloin, roasted lamb loin, baked
scallops, shrimp, halibut, yogurt
needs B2 - calf liver,
spelt flour, raw crimini mushrooms, venison, yogurt, soybeans, spinach, 2 % milk, tempeh,
lean beef tenderloin
needs methionine - cheddar
cheese, eggs, chicken, beef, and cottage cheese |
Deficiency of choline
can show symptoms such as liver dysfunction, heart disease, impaired growth, abnormal bone
formation, infertility, lack of red blood cells, respiratory distress in newborns, kidney
failure, anemia, and high blood pressure. |
Because of its
importance in fat metabolism, choline status is important to evaluate in virtually all
health problems involving the liver, including alcoholism and cirrhosis. Epilepsy,
Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, memory deficit problems, attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorders, neuromuscular disorders, cardiovascular diseases (especially
coronary heart disease), brain disorders, autism, failure to thrive in newborns,
respiratory distress in newborns, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperhomocysteineimia, anemia,
infertility, high blood pressure, and candidiasis. |