The main component of
egg yolk lecithin is phosphatidylcholine (PC), so its physiological role is also dominated by the function of PC. According to most reports, PC can inhibit serum triglycerides and total cholesterol, and increase high-density lipoprotein.
1. Regulate blood lipids. Since the main component of
egg yolk lecithin is phosphatidylcholine (PC), its physiological role is also dominated by the function of PC. According to most reports, PC can inhibit serum triglycerides and total cholesterol, and increase high-density lipoprotein. It can relieve blood coagulation and clarify blood lipids. And can replace saturated fatty acids in arterial cell membranes with unsaturated fatty acids to avoid hardening of arterial vascular membranes and repair damaged cell membranes. Thereby preventing arteriosclerosis, myocardial infarction and cerebral hemorrhage.
2. Improve memory. Choline in PC can increase the content of choline in blood and brain, which is the precursor of neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which can improve memory and learning ability. According to the US FDA report, PC has a certain effect on neurological diseases such as tardive dyskinesia, Alzheimer's disease, Friedreich's ataxia, and levodopa dyskinesia. To this end, a high concentration of PC should be maintained in the blood for a long time, and the high content of PC in
egg yolk lecithin can meet this requirement.
3. Improve liver lipid metabolism disorders such as hepatitis and fatty liver. Choline in PC is an essential nutrient for the liver to function properly. If choline is lacking for 1 to 2 weeks, liver function will be abnormal, and it will return to normal after supplementing PC, and can improve alcoholic liver disorder. This is because PC can promote the synthesis and regeneration of lipoproteins, thereby protecting the membranes of liver mitochondria, microsomes and lysosomes from damage, improving the permeability of the membranes, etc., so as to ensure glucose metabolism, protein metabolism and foreign waste in the liver. excretion and other functions.
4. Improve hypoxia tolerance. Phospholipids, one of the main components of human cell biofilms, are the basic guarantee for biofilms to perform their functions. In the alveolar cavity, there is a pulmonary surfactant composed of phospholipids and proteins, of which PC accounts for 70%, which is a physiologically active substance to ensure the pulmonary ventilation function. Sufficient PC is an effective substance to improve lung function and improve hypoxia tolerance.
5. Egg lecithin contains a certain amount of arachidonic acid (AA), which is not found in other phospholipids, so it also has various functions of arachidonic acid.
