Psychiatric News (6/9) reports, “Taking choline supplements during pregnancy may reduce the negative impact of viral respiratory infections on offspring,” investigators concluded after comparing “choline levels measured at 16 weeks’ gestation in 36 pregnant women who had developed moderate to severe respiratory infections by week 16 with 53 mothers who reported no” infections. The findings were published online ahead of print in the September issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
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— “Prenatal Choline Supplements May Protect Offspring if Mother Contracts Viral Infection, Psychiatric News, June 9, 2020