Ad libitum choline intake in healthy individuals meets or exceeds the proposed adequate intake level

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 826-829

  Fischer, Leslie M ^a   Scearce, Julie A ^a   Mar, Mei Heng ^a   Patel, Jayanti R ^a   Blanchard, Renee T ^a   Macintosh, Beth A ^a   Busby, Marjorie G ^a   Zeisel, Steven H ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Choline; Folate; Humans; Lecithin

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYSTEINE; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SEX RATIO; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 16244362738     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.826     Document Type: Article

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