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Liquid lecithin is a naturally occurring compound found in every cell of every living organism, whether of animal or plant in origin. In fact, while the liquid lecithin sold in the commercial industry is a mixture of neutral and polar lipids (glycolipids, sterols, triglyderides and small quantities of fatty acids, carbohydrates, and sphingolipids), lecithin in biochemistry is often used as a synonym for phosphatidylcholine (PC), which is itself a mixture of differently substituted sn-glycerol-3-phosphatidylcholine backbones. Read more . . .

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Lecithin has two definitions, but that depends on whom you asked. First, it refers to commercial lecithin, such as lecithin supplements, that come either from egg yolk or soybeans. Second, lecithin is a term used synonymously with phosphatidyl choline (PC), a phospholipid that is found in the cells of all living organisms, animals and plant alike.

As a phospholipid, lecithin or phosphatidyl choline is composed of one of the 10 main types of lipids in cell Read more . . .

In recent years, lecithin has received much attention on its being a possible treatment for a variety of illnesses, including heart problems, high cholesterol, Alzheimer’s disease, and memory loss. Not only that, but manufacturers of lecithin supplements are also marketing the compound to help lose weight. However, is there some basis to all this?

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Let us first examine what the compound lecithin is. Generally speaking, lecithin refers to a complex mixture of Read more . . .

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Used for decades as a cure for high cholesterol, lecithin granules contain all the phosphatides that are found naturally in cell membranes. Which phosphatides? Of course, the important ones. Each tablespoon of lecithin granules – that is, about 7.5 grams – has about 1700 mg of phosphatidyl choline (roughly 98%, more than most lecithin sold in powdered or pill form), 1000 mg of phosphatidyl inositol, and about 2,200 mg of essential fatty acids such as linoleic acid. All these compound elements have specific functions that could contribute to the health of our body. Read more . . .