Nutrient during pregnancy 'super-charges' brain

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Taking a nutrient called choline during pregnancy could " super-charge "

children's brains for life, suggests a study in rats.

Choline, a member of the vitamin B family, is found in egg yolks, liver

and other meats - " exactly the kind of things people were told not to eat "

due to their high cholesterol content, says Swartzwelder.

The implications of the study's findings are " potentially huge "

Swartzwelder believes: " If it turns out that it's true in humans and can

make people smarter their whole lives and forestall age-related memory

decline - that's potentially a very exciting prospect. "