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Weekly General Discussion

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u/1K1AmericanNights 12h ago

Can we get a casual conversation flair? 95% of the posts here should not be labeled “research required.”

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u/bad-fengshui 5h ago

They purposely deleted the casual discussion flair. Rip.

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u/1K1AmericanNights 3h ago

But why? Most of the posts are casual.

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u/bad-fengshui 12m ago

Sadly, they didn't want to moderate the discussions.

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u/eeeeggggssss 5d ago

Thoughts on sunflower lecithin?

Thoughts on sunflower lecithin?

I take sunflower lecithin for the phosphotidylcholine because I am a breast-feeding mom. I have read some recent evidence that suggest that it negatively alters the gut micro biome? What are all of your thoughts on this? I don’t take a large amount but I would prefer to not alter my gut, micro biome!

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u/toyotakamry02 1d ago

Never heard of it affecting the gut microbiome.

Personally, as someone who was very clog-prone while breastfeeding, sunflower lecithin was a lifesaver

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u/eeeeggggssss 1d ago

https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-020-00996-6

Let me know what you think.

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u/toyotakamry02 1d ago

The article specifically says that lecithin did not have the same impact as some of the others

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u/eeeeggggssss 1d ago

Really? I thought that it said that sunflower was specifically worse than soy lecithin. It’s been a long time since I read the article though so maybe I’m wrong.

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u/toyotakamry02 1d ago

It’s also a study done on a single test subject so it has no generalizability. It’s a preliminary case study, not anything I’d risk mastitis over

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u/eeeeggggssss 1d ago

Thanks.

Yeah I agree but im taking it for the choline not for the clogged duct prevention.