Higher Dietary Choline and Betaine Intakes Are Associated with Better Body Composition in the Adult Population of Newfoundland, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Choline is an essential nutrient and betaine is an osmolyte and methyl donor. Both are important to maintain health including adequate lipid metabolism. Supplementation of dietary choline and betaine increase muscle mass and reduce body fat in animals. However, little data is available regarding the role of dietary choline and betaine on body composition in humans.

Objective

To investigate the association between dietary choline and betaine intakes with body composition in a large population based cross-sectional study.

Design

A total of 3214 subjects from the CODING (Complex Disease in Newfoundland population: Environment and Genetics) study were assessed. Dietary choline and betaine intakes were computed from the Willett Food Frequency questionnaire. Body

SUBMITTER: Gao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4863971 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature