I have read articles online about the relationship between Flaxseed Oil supplements and prostate cancer, is that true? I mean do I expect to get prostate cancer if I use Flaxseed Oil?
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Men across the nation dealing with prostate cancer are passing around a spurious report that flaxseed oil promotes prostate cancer. Nothing could be further from the truth. The report comes from the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The primary finding of that study was that saturated fats promote prostate cancer. A tablespoon of flaxseed oil provides 5000 mg. of omega-3 fatty acids in a 4-to-1 ratio over omega-6 fatty acids. While both of these fatty acids are essential for life, men battling prostate cancer need omega-3s over omega-6s in a ratio which is uniquely found in flaxseed oil. While plant estrogens from soy (isoflavones called genistein and daidzin) have been advocated for prevention of breast and prostate cancer (Diet and Cancer, Plenum Press 1994), flaxseed provides the highest source of lignan, which is another plant estrogen that is touted for its anti-prostate cancer properties (Nutrition & Cancer 26: 159-65, 1996). The lignan in flaxseed oil has been shown to retard breast and colon cancer as well.
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