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Egg n-3 Fatty Acid Composition Modulates Biomarkers of Choline Metabolism in Free-Living Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Women of Reproductive Age
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 114Issue 10p1594–1600Published online: April 13, 2014
- Allyson A. West
- Yun Shih
- Wei Wang
- Keiji Oda
- Karen Jaceldo-Siegl
- Joan Sabaté
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 17
The lacto-ovo-vegetarian (LOV) dietary regimen allows eggs, which are a rich source of choline. Consumption of eggs by LOV women may be especially important during pregnancy and lactation when demand for choline is high. The aim of this single blind, randomized, crossover-feeding study was to determine how near-daily egg consumption influenced biomarkers of choline metabolism in healthy LOV women of reproductive age (n=15). Because long-chain n-3 fatty acids could influence choline metabolism, the effect of n-3–enriched vs nonenriched eggs on choline metabolites was also investigated.