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In medicine, one of the members of the vitamin B complex. The daily requirement in adults, approximately 500 mg, is present in egg yolk, liver, and meat and sufficient choline can be obtained from a normal diet. Choline can be synthesized by the body and deficiency results in a fatty liver.



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Choline deficiency has been linked to fatty liver in lab animals, so the bacteria may contribute to that strain's high rates of fatty liver disease.
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Because the DEA molecule is similar to choline, Zeisel speculated it could perturb choline metabolism and cause the same effects as choline deficiency.
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In unpublished research, Zeisel has also shown that diethanolamine (a chemical used in shampoos, lotions, creams, and other cosmetics) can induce choline deficiency in mice.
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