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Smarter Children Through Food Supplements

Posted by michael on from the bright-ideas dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Baby rats (mmm...baby rats) fed a little extra choline in utero popped out with brain cells dramatically bigger and faster than pups who didn't receive the supplement. Duke University researchers say the implications are profound for humans and the future of learning."

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  1. Re:Not a chemist by mgrassi99 · · Score: 5, Informative
    from the article:

    Choline is a naturally occurring nutrient found in egg yolks, milk, nuts, fish, liver and other meats as well as in human breast milk. It is the essential building block for a memory-forming brain chemical called acetylcholine, and it plays a vital role in the formation of cell membranes throughout the body.

  2. Re:Carefull..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    or ephedra (cardiac arrest anyone?),

    Careful, Ephedra works exactly the way it's supposed too(As a bronchial dialator and constricting agent). The people that experience negative effects either abuse it(read: take TOO MUCH) or shouldn't be taking it due to a prior condition. Yes, I take ephedra, and have on and off in cycles for 5+ years(now am 24). Do your own due dillgence and see what works for your body.

    I can make the smae statment about aspirin: give 10000mg to an 80 yr old with low blood pressure and see what happens....


    -k