Flax Seed Oil Benefits

The Hidden Secrets of Flax Seed Oil Supplements...

Flax Seed Oil Supplements are also classed as Dietary Supplements, and according to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), a substantial number of products may not contain the amounts of ingredients that would be expected to be found based on their product labels, and some can even be hazardous to one's health (reference Dietary Supplements Risks). And, it may be one of the reasons why some people find losing weight so difficult.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits -» the top 25 brands of dietary supplements selected by independent health authority from over 1,000 different products can be found at  vitamin brand ratings  - and, the brand ranked # 1 on the chart carries a Product Potency & Purity Guarantee as well as being listed in the "Physicians Desk Reference" (note: their product containing Flax Seed Oil is called OptOmega - and it is produced from certified organic, unrefined cold-pressed flax seed).

Note: why we should be concerned about a Flax Seed Oil (also called Linseed Oil) Companies Manufacturing Process. "Process-induced compositional changes of flaxseed ." Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Checking Out Flax Seed Oil Benefits Claims: just type "Flax Seed Oil" in PubMed Search , or
if somebody sites an authoritative article like the examples we have given below - select "Single Citation Matcher" from the PubMed Services menu and enter the name of the person, or the
title of the paper to see if there really are any medical research papers on the subject.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to Cardiovascular Diseases, Osteoporosis, Menopause and Cancer: "Clinical review 97: Potential health benefits of dietary phytoestrogens: a review of the clinical, epidemiological, and mechanistic evidence."   Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University Medical School, California 94304, USA. Tham DM, Gardner
CD, Haskell WL. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Jul;83(7):2223-35.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to Rheumatoid Arthritis: "Oral administration of unsaturated fatty acids: effects on human peripheral blood T lymphocyte proliferation." Division of Rheumatology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655, USA. Rossetti RG, Seiler CM, DeLuca P, Laposata M, Zurier RB. J Leukoc Biol. 1997 Oct;62(4):438-43.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to Menopause: "Can manipulation of the ratios of essential fatty acids slow the rapid rate of postmenopausal bone loss?" Kettler DB. Sky Park Wellness Center, Irvine, CA 92614, USA. Altern Med Rev. 2001 Feb;6(1):61-77.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to Heart Attack & Strokes: "Dietary flax seed in prevention of hypercholesterolemic atherosclerosis." Prasad K. Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Atherosclerosis. 1997 Jul 11;132(1):69-76.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to Breast & Hormonally Dependent Cancers: "Effect of flax seed ingestion on the menstrual cycle." Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of Rochester, New York. Phipps WR, Martini MC, Lampe JW, Slavin JL, Kurzer MS.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to Colon Tumor Cells: "Mammalian lignans inhibit the growth of estrogen-independent human colon tumor cells." Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada. Sung MK, Lautens M, Thompson LU.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to Prostate Cancer: "Effect of mammalian lignans on the growth of prostate cancer cell lines." Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Lin X, Switzer BR, Demark-Wahnefried W.

Flax Seed Oil Benefits in relation to elasticity of the Arterial System: "Arterial compliance in obese subjects is improved with dietary plant n-3 fatty acid from flaxseed oil despite increased LDL oxidizability." Baker Medical Research Institute, Prahran, VIC, Australia.

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