Thursday, February 13, 2014

Choline in foods, milligrams | A deficiency can lead to obesity

How do scientists get a obese rat for study? The feed them a choline deficient diet.
  • 32 g sunflower lecithin syrup 544
  • 5 oz raw beef liver 473
  • 1 egg 112.65
  • 1 cup firm tofu 71
  • 4 oz shrimp 91.74
  • 1 cup collard greens 60.42
  • 2 cups brown rice 36
  • 1 cup Swiss chard 50.23
  • 1 cup raw cauliflower 47.40
  • 4 oz chicken 96.73
  • 4 oz beef, grass fed, 73.82
  • 3.2 oz wt sardine 68.04
  • 1 cup raw peas 40.91
  • 1 cup raw broccoli 17.02

  • Source:
    Lecithin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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