Ingredients: Glucose-fructose syrup, water, acids (citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid), flavourings, colours (E133, E150d, E163), preservatives (E202,E211). More needs to be done to educate healthcare professionals and consumers about the importance of a choline-rich diet, and how to achieve this,” she writes.

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To make matters worse, the UK government has failed to recommend or monitor dietary levels of this nutrient — choline — found predominantly in animal foods, says Dr. Emma Derbyshire, of Nutritional Insight, a consultancy specializing in nutrition and biomedical science. In 2016, the European Food Safety Authority published similar daily requirements. Yet national dietary surveys in North America, Australia, and Europe show that habitual choline intake, on average, falls short of these recommendations. Choline is an essential dietary nutrient, but the amount produced by the liver is not enough to meet the requirements of the human body. Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the product information provided, products and their ingredients may change. You are advised to always read the product label for ingredients, nutrition, dietary claims and allergens.She commends the first report (EAT-Lancet) to compile a healthy food plan based on promoting environmental sustainability but suggests that the restricted intakes of whole milk, eggs and animal protein it recommends could affect choline intake.

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It may be time for the UK government’s independent Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition to reverse this, she suggests, particularly given the mounting evidence on the importance of choline to human health and growing concerns about the sustainability of the planet’s food production. In fact we have highly processed food being passed off as Vegan or Vegetarian in the form of Beyond Burger or Impossible Burger. Yet the Vegan community is dumbfounded by this product because it’s fake processed meat. And she is at a loss to understand why choline does not feature in UK dietary guidance or national population monitoring data. The momentum behind a move to plant-based and vegan diets for the good of the planet is commendable, but risks worsening an already low intake of an essential nutrient involved in brain health, warns a nutritionist in the online journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. Summary: Eating a vegan or plant-based diet can be bad for your brain health, especially if you already have a low choline intake, researchers report.

The association of choline levels and certain cancers, and their malignant behavior, was not mentioned. Easily searchable is the fact that Dr. Derbyshire serves on the expert panel for the Meat Advisory Board, whose purpose is to provide information on meat in a healthy, balanced diet. Her prior work includes funding by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, representing the interests of beef, lamb, pork, and dairy producers. This does not prove a bias, but it does not exclude it either. Clearly, the opinion piece suggested eating meat was healthy. Ignored were Comments by the National Institutes of Health on the rarity of choline deficiency syndromes. This comprehensive document indicated there was insufficient data to establish estimated average requirements for choline. Choline is critical to brain health, particularly during fetal development. It also influences liver function, with shortfalls linked to irregularities in blood fat metabolism as well as excess free radical cellular damage, writes Dr Derbyshire.

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Omitted was the fact that of the top 12 dietary sources of choline listed by the National Institutes of Health, 6 are whole plant foods including roasted soybeans, shitake mushrooms, red potatoes, wheat germ, kidney beans, and quinoa with Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and peanuts close behind on the list. Ignored were Comments by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics who published a guideline regarding vegetarian and vegan diets without commenting on a choline crisis. In 1998, recognizing the importance of choline, the US Institute of Medicine recommended minimum daily intakes. These range from 425 mg/day for women to 550 mg/day for men, and 450 mg/day and 550 mg/day for pregnant and breastfeeding women, respectively, because of the critical role the nutrient has in fetal development. Is there anything that a Vegan first do? Going Vegan will not save the planet (but it’s one Hell if a selling point). Going Vegan is an elimination diet. This is….concerning given that current trends appear to be towards meat reduction and plant-based diets,” says Dr. Derbyshire.