A new research study shows that choline plays a critical role in helping fetal brains develop regions associated with memory. Choline is found in meats, including pork, as well as chicken eggs. The diet of a pregnant mother, especially choline, can change the epigenetic switches that control brain development in the fetus.
Researchers made this discovery by feeding two groups of pregnant mice different diets during the window of time when a fetus develops the brain responsible for memory. The group that received no choline had changes in epigenetic marks on the proteins (histones) that wrap genes in cells responsible for the creation of new brain cells (neural progenitor cells).
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Eurekalert January 4, 2010http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2010/01/06/Should-Pregnant-Women-Eat-More-Pork-and-Eggs.aspx
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