other · for poor memory
Phosphatidylcholine (Lecithin)
A dietary source of choline that gets broken down in digestion before it can reach the brain.
Say that in clinical terms
Phosphatidylcholine is a dietary source of choline broken down during digestion; the hypothesis was that more circulating choline would support acetylcholine synthesis and slow memory decline.
How strong is the research?
No Benefit evidence
Pooling 12 trials across dementia patients and people with memory complaints: no benefit.
1 paper read, 1 against.
Tested as: lecithin/phosphatidylcholine supplementation, doses and durations varied across 12 pooled trials, mostly in people already diagnosed with dementia or memory complaints