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The authors searched observational research on dietary choline intake and cognitive decline or related outcomes, then synthesized eligible studies using systematic-review and dose-response meta-analysis methods. The review did not assign participants to choline supplements or a controlled diet.

What it adds

The publisher’s abstract reports an association between higher dietary choline intake and lower occurrence of adverse cognitive outcomes, cognitive impairment or decline, and Alzheimer’s disease. These pooled associations concern food intake; they do not show that taking choline supplements prevents disease.

Limits

Dietary intake estimates, outcome definitions and participant groups vary across observational studies, leaving room for measurement error and confounding. A meta-analysis of such studies cannot establish causation or support a supplement claim. The findings should be interpreted as evidence mapping, not treatment guidance.

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