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Flaxseed
Revisited
April 15, 2008
Dr. Myers has reviewed several times the issue of flaxseed and
flaxseed oil and prostate cancer in the Prostate Forum. (See
Vol 8 #6 and #7 in addition to this issue). The results are easy
to summarize. A bulk of the evidence suggests that flaxseed oil
may speed progression of prostate cancer. Much is made of flax
as a source of omega 3 fatty acids, but human males largely lack
the capacity to metabolize the omega 3 fatty acids found in flax
to EPA and DHA, the omega 3 fatty acids that are generally regarded
as responsible for suppressing cancer progression. EPA and DHA
are found in fish oil and there seems little reason to use flaxseed
oil when fish oil is so readily available. Flaxseed represents
a different problem. While it contains flaxseed oil, it also
contains a range of other interesting compounds. Scientific interest
has focused on the lignans, phytoestrogens that have been described
as having a major impact on androgen metabolism in experimental
models.
You can read the entire article on flaxseed’s impact on
prostate cancer, as well as articles on selenium, lycopene and
red wine in Volume 10 Issue 4 of Prostate Forum. Click
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