Dosage · Supplement
Choline: dosage and how to take it
425–550 mg/day; more in pregnancy.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
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The evidence in words
How much to take
Meet the adequate intake (~425–550 mg/day) from eggs, meat, and soy; prenatal supplementation is often inadequate in choline.
Timing & separation
There are no strict timing conflicts on record for Choline; consistency matters more than the exact hour for most goals.
Why the dose is what it is
It builds phosphatidylcholine and acetylcholine and donates methyl groups; the liver and brain are especially choline-dependent.
Bottom line
An overlooked essential — prioritize adequacy, especially in pregnancy. Eggs are the easiest source; most prenatals skimp on it.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Adequacy
- 425–550 mg/day; more in pregnancy.
Goes with
- CholineFull Choline monographEvidence grade B
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Choline for Cognition (replete adults)Evidence grade C — WeakEvidence grade C
- Choline for Fetal brain development (pregnancy)Evidence grade B — Adequacy mattersEvidence grade B
- Choline for Liver fatEvidence grade C — Deficiency raises riskEvidence grade C
- Choline for Pregnancy (fetal development)Evidence grade B — AdequacyEvidence grade B
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