by Dov Michaelli

Lecithin as a dietary supplement has been heavily promoted as a panacea for:

• Cardiovascular health
• Liver and cell function
• Fat transport and fat metabolism
• Reproduction and child development
• Physical performance and muscle function
• Cell communication
• Improvement in memory, learning and reaction time
• relief of arthritis
• Healthy hair and skin
• Treatment for gallstones

If you believe any of that please let me know -I happen to have a bridge to sell you. I always suspected promotions that promise to cure all human ailments. But recently I came across a paper that prompted me to examine the evidence behind those claims. I’ll save you an excrutiatingly detailed account -none of the claims has any credible evidence to back it up.

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