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N-Dimethylglycine and Seizure Prevention: Benefits & Uses

People take dietary supplements for a variety of reasons, including to improve nutrition and health. N-N dimethylglycine is sometimes taken to help prevent seizures.

  1. Dimethylglycine

    • Found naturally in foods including beans and liver, dimethylglycine is an antioxidant. Your body produces dimethylglycine when it metabolizes choline, according to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

    Uses

    • Dimethylglycine can be used as an anticonvulsant to prevent and stop seizures in epileptics. It is also taken as a supplement to improve athletic performance and strengthen the immune system.

    Considerations

    • While dimethylglycine has been shown in studies not to cause harm to people who take it, clinical trials have not proven its effectiveness in treating seizures, according to "Dietary Supplements: Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology."

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