Anxiety disorders tied to low levels of choline in the brain

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Eat more chlorine. Got it.

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Edit: just noticed you said chlorine 🤦🏼‍♀️

“We don’t know yet if increasing choline in the diet will help reduce anxiety. More research will be needed,” Maddock said. He cautions that people with anxiety should not self-medicate with excessive choline supplements.

But he notes a healthy diet is essential for all aspects of health, including mental health.

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Here I am, eating mostly chicken, and still riddled with anxiety.

Maybe I should eat just chicken 24/7…

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RFK decrees pool tablets safe and effective dietary supplement

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They found the level of choline—an essential nutrient—was about 8% lower in those with anxiety disorders. The evidence for low choline was especially consistent in the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that helps control thinking, emotions and behavior.

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If it’s just an 8% difference on average it’s probably some regulatory disfunction rather than a lack of choline in the diet.

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8% in the brain, not the total body.

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Choline, choline, choline, CHOLINE

I’m begging of you, please don’t take my man

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*Everyone misreading that title*: “So drink pool water, got it.”

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Maybe it matters during development? I’ve tried supplementing all sorts of nootropics with little success, including many forms of choline, and it did little to curb my anxiety. YMMV.

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