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Lecithin is suitable for people:
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stipulates that phospholipids must be added to infant milk powder. Students, intellectuals and middle-aged and elderly people: Lecithin can enhance brain vitality, eliminate brain fatigue, enhance memory and improve study and work efficiency. It can also repair damaged brain cells and prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease. Patients with long-term drinking, overnutrition and fatty liver: Take lecithin 10- 15g every day, and the blood lipid index will return to normal level after 3-5 months. Diabetic patients: Eat more than 20 grams of soybean lecithin every day, the recovery speed of diabetic patients is quite obvious, and many patients do not need to inject insulin again. It is more effective for patients with complications such as diabetic gangrene and arteriosclerosis. Patients with gallstones: Taking soybean lecithin every day can not only prevent the formation of gallstones, but also decompose and eliminate the gallstones that have been formed to varying degrees.
Children, overweight pregnant mothers or frail elderly people can take lecithin with milk, soybean milk and fruit juice to supplement nutrition. The daily intake is 800 ~ 1000 mg.
Lecithin action:
Nutritional requirements of human body
90% of exogenous choline needed by human body is provided by lecithin. Lecithin provides choline with two major benefits: first, unlike free choline, it is degraded into methylamine by microorganisms in the intestine; Secondly, choline is obtained by continuous methylation of brain phospholipids in fibrous tissues such as liver. This synthesis process takes a certain time, so when dietary choline is insufficient, the endogenous resources of lecithin left in the body can supplement the needs of the human body.
Regulating effect on blood lipid
Regulating blood lipid level means lowering cholesterol level, protecting liver, improving memory, enhancing immunity and anti-fatty liver activity.
Effect of cystic fibrosis on fat absorption
Cystic fibrosis is an exocrine gland disease, which is usually caused by limited lipids and insufficient stocks of pancreatic lipase, bile salts and sodium bicarbonate.
Results The absorption of fat was seriously affected. 30%~60% of fat intake is poorly absorbed, which will cause fatty dysentery. Lysophosphatidic choline can transfer ingested fat and combine monoglycerides and fatty acids in a low-melting matrix. In the presence of sodium bicarbonate ions and bile salts, it becomes easy to absorb.
A healthy heart
In 1960s, scientists discovered that lecithin may have the function of protecting the heart. In further research, it was finally confirmed that lecithin has a positive effect on heart health. This is because it can regulate the content of cholesterol in human body and effectively reduce the incidence of cholesterol, hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease.
It's good for the brain
The content of lecithin in brain nerve cells accounts for about 17%~20% of its mass. Choline is the basic component of soybean lecithin. Adequate supply of lecithin ensures that enough choline and acetyl in human body can be synthesized into acetylcholine, which is the information transmission substance in the brain, thus improving the activation degree of brain cells and improving the memory and intelligence level.
Lecithin can emulsify and decompose oil, improve blood circulation, improve blood lipid, remove peroxide, reduce the content of cholesterol and neutral fat in blood, reduce the residence time of fat on the inner wall of blood vessels, promote the dissipation of atherosclerotic plaques and prevent intimal injury caused by cholesterol. Taking lecithin has a significant effect on hyperlipidemia and high cholesterol, so it can prevent arteriosclerosis and moisturize the skin.
Lecithin is an indispensable substance in every cell of human body. If it is lacking, it will reduce the regeneration ability of skin cells and lead to rough and wrinkled skin. If lecithin can be properly ingested, skin rejuvenation can be guaranteed. Coupled with the good hydrophilicity and lipophilicity of lecithin, the skin will of course be shiny. In addition, inositol contained in lecithin is the main nutrient component of hair, which can inhibit hair loss and make white hair turn black slowly.
Prevent premature senility
With the increase of age, people's memory will decline, which is related to the lack of acetylcholine content.