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The effects of dietary choline

含胆碱饮食的重要性

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Food intake can influence neuronal functions through different modulators expressed in the brain. The present review is a report through relevant experimental findings on the effects of choline, a nutritional component found in the diet, to identify a safe and effective dietary solution that can offer some protection against neurotoxicity and neurological disorders and that can be implemented in animals and humans in a very short period of time.

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k]日常摄取的食物能通过各种脑内表达的调节因子来影响神经功能。 胆碱是常存在于食物中的一种具有多种功能的营养成分。 本文对关于胆碱功能的相关实验结果进行综述, 以制定一个安全有效并能在较短的时间内得以实施的饮食方案来对抗神经毒性和神经系统疾病。

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