Vitamin B4 —the impact and the daily requirement

Vitamin B4 (choline) is considered a vitamin-like substance synthesized in the human body. Its function is to normalize cholesterol levels and protect cell membranes from damage. Choline reduces the weight of the body, promotes metabolism in nerve tissue, it prevents the formation of gallstones and improves short-term memory.

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It was opened in the second half of the 19th century during the study of the tissues of the animal. But, what role it plays in the human body, has been studied in detail in 1930. Choline in Greek means "bile".

The effect of vitamin B4 on human organismele person need to focus on, the body started biochemical reactions, resulting in vitamin B4 accumulated by the body begins to become acetylcholine. And acetylcholine in nervous tissue conducts impulses. It helps to strengthen the brain, resulting in humans improves memory and concentration, which is very important for those who have any training, engaged in mental work. Long choline deficiency threatens that will decay and wither away the nerve cells.

Vitamin B4 is also required for the membranes of brain cells and nerves, and to be more precise, in order to support its continued consistency. Without this vitamin the cholesterol in the cells formed by the seals, which are less and less supplied nutrients. In the end, bad cholesterol, kills cells and causes blockage of the channels that carry brain signals. The man becomes difficult to formulate ideas, he is distracted, inattentive and emotionally unstable.

Vitamin B4 is also involved in the sexual organs, promotes the formation of hormone prostate, it improves sperm motility.

Choline normalizes in the blood blood sugar, strengthening the beta cells of the membrane that is needed to make insulin. It promotes hematopoiesis, in the growth process involved the liver due to it is protected from the destructive effects of alcohol and other damages.

Enemies of vitamin B4: alcohol, estrogens, water, food processing, sulfa drugs.

Interaction with other substances

• A lack of vitamin B4 can trigger low consumption of vitamin B12 and folic acid.
• If the body is deficient in choline it can lead to the fact that less is synthesized carnitine, and it is needed for muscle, heart, and fat utilization.

Vitamin B4 is produced by the microflora of the intestine and in the liver, but it sometimes does not cover the needs of the organism in this matter. The consequence of this is often wrong, not the natural human diet, resulting in slagging, disease, and well, the disadvantage of this connection.

Animal sources of this vitamin are dairy products, egg yolk, liver and heart of animals. But the use of these products it is not the right solution, to replenish its reserves.

Plant sources B4: germinated wheat grain, oatmeal, green leafy vegetables, soybeans, cabbage, spinach. It is better to make the slope on these products, as the use of names of plant foods to humans is natural and provided by nature. But if you clean your body and eat right, then the question of "forced" fill this or any other connection not in humans will not stand. In the body just is as much as you.

The daily requirement of holines adult person per day is 500 mg (half a gram). Higher doses of choline, which can be up to 10-20 g, is required under varying loads and in diseases. In vitamin B4 need for exhaustion of the nervous system, enhanced sports, polyneuritis, injury of brain and other diseases of the nervous system.

Deficiency B4 and its symptoms

• Bad memory;
• A high blood cholesterol level;
• Excess weight;
• Disrupts the function of the genital organs;
• In women, breast-feeding, impaired lactation.

Excess vitamin B4

• Increased drooling and sweating;
• Diarrhea and nausea;
• Low blood pressure;
• Suppression of cardiac activity;
• Increase intestinal motility.

Source: lubim-zhizn.ru