* is a precursor to choline and acetylcholine


 

* is considered a first line of immune defense in the human body

 

* helps to maintain cellular energy metabolism

 

* helps maintain cellular energy metabolism by assisting in the transport of fat through the cell membrane and into the mitochondria within the cell, where fats are oxidized to produce the cellular energy ATP

 

* helps maintain mitochondrial bioenergetics and lowers the increased oxidative stress associated with aging

 

* is required to convert the energy from fats and sugars into usable cellular energy