Focus

Citicoline (CDP-Choline)

Citicoline is a choline donor with moderate evidence for attention or memory after repeated daily use.

How it counts: Counts toward Focus, not the grade

Scored against its clinical dose in the Focus sub-score (and any award that uses it), but it doesn’t move the overall grade.

Clinical dose: 250–500 mg
Safety ceiling: —
Evidence: moderate
Category: Focus

Evidence summary

Research confidence: high

500 mg/day for 12 weeks significantly improved episodic/composite memory vs. placebo. A separate 28-day trial (McGlade et al. 2012, Food Nutr Sci) found 250 mg/day improved attention (fewer omission/commission errors) in healthy adult women, comparable to 500 mg.

Research sources

Citicoline and Memory Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial (J Nutr 2021)(opens in new window)

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