The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if dairy is a good source of choline compared to eggs. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* How the body uses choline; and,
* What effect WPPC has on choline metabolism.
Researchers will compare Whey Protein Phospholipid Concentrate (WPPC) to whole egg powder to see if WPPC is as effective as eggs.
Participants will drink a chocolate-flavored drink mixed with either WPPC or whole egg powder.
Who can participate
Age range51 Years – 70 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Ages between 51 and 70
* Is currently post-menopausal (Post-menopausal is a term used to describe the time in a woman's life after she has gone through menopause. This usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55. Menopause is when a woman's menstrual periods stop permanently (at least 12 months))
* Not allergic to the intervention foods and allergens that are related to the production of intervention foods (e.g. dairy products, egg, fish, peanut, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat, crustaceans, gluten, mollusks, mustard, sesame seeds.)
* Had stable body weight (± 5%) for the past 6 months
* Free from cancer
* Did not have weight loss surgery, colon surgery
* Do not have chronic kidney diseases
* Do not have malabsorption towards fat and dairy products
* Willing to complete health surveys
* Willing to complete two 4-day food diaries
* Willing to consume the intervention beverages
* Willing to provide blood, urine, fecal samples at baseline and after 10 days of intervention
Exclusion Criteria:
* On weight loss/weight gain diets
* Diagnosed with fat malabsorption
* Undergoing weight loss surgery
* Diagnosed with chronic kidney diseases
* Allergic to the intervention foods and allergens that are related to the production of intervention foods (e.g. dairy products, egg, chocolate, fish, peanut, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat, crustaceans, gluten, mollusks, mustard, sesame seeds, banana, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry.)
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