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Lecithin

People mainly take Lecithin for libido, sleep, hormones. Based on 27 first-hand reports and 26 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #375 of 1,974 overall.

31
User score
Mostly positive
30% positive0% mixed4% negative67% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 88% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
26
meta-analyses
223
RCTs
12,506
papers

What Lecithin does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Food Chem · 2025 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Improving quercetin bioavailability: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human intervention studies

Conclusion: 3) Food matrix effects: the addition of dietary fats and fibre increased bioavailability by ∼2-fold. This review summarises key factors that enhance quercetin bioavailability, contributing to the development of more effective and practical quercetin supplements or functional foods for better bioactivity of quercetin in humans.

PubMed 40037045 ↗
J Lipid Res · 2022 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
A systematic review of the natural history and biomarkers of primary lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency

Conclusion: We reveal a nonlinear association between LCAT activity and EC% levels, in which subnormal levels of LCAT activity were associated with normal EC%. This review provides the first step toward the identification of disease biomarkers to be used in clinical trials and suggests that restoring LCAT activity to subnormal levels may be sufficient to prevent renal disease progression.

PubMed 35065092 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

2x dailyas reported
multiple times dailyas reported
2 gmorning
dailyas reported
1200 mgdaily
25 gmorning

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“Morning: Krill 1g, DHA 1.5g EPA 1g, Lecithin”
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“Lecithin will also increase your libido take it a few times a days it works”
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“2g lecithin in the morning is”
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“Is it because lecithin is an emulsifier? Some in the cannabis edibles community use it to increase the effecctiveness of cannabis-infused products”
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“ginkgo, lecithin - 0/10. Zero effects”
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Top discussions (5)

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