STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- In their 2020 review, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee found that most Americans are deficient in choline
- Choline is important for development through all stages of life and plays a role in cognition, memory, focus, energy and metabolism
- Choline deficiency is connected to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and muscle damage
- Pregnant and lactating women are at an increased risk of choline deficiency due to increased needs of the developing fetus
- Beef liver and egg yolks are the richest dietary sources of choline