AI Article Synopsis
- Eating a meal high in lecithin raises levels of choline and acetylcholine in the brain and adrenal gland of rats.
- This suggests that choline, which comes from lecithin, may play a key role in neurotransmitter production.
- It highlights that our diet can have a direct, short-term impact on acetylcholine levels in the body.
Article Abstract
Consumption of a single meal containing lecithin, the major source of choline occurring naturally in the diet, increased the concentrations of choline and acetylcholine in rat brain and adrenal gland. Hence, the concentration of acetylcholine in the tissues may normally be under direct, short-term nutritional control.
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