Sport Flax Seed

[theleip]

Did anyone ever find any reports on the flax seed and its possible issues with mens health?

 

[Jackhorner]

Did anyone ever find any reports on the flax seed and its possible issues with mens health?

Have a look at this article:

 

[theleip]

Yeah I am very aware of the health benefits of flax seed. There was just a mention before (I believe by Mreik?) about some possible complications with using it with men.

 

[malkore]

I've run across a few articles stating it increases prostate cancer risk in men. Google will find those by searching 'flaxseed prostate'.

however the bigger issue is that there is not DHA or EPA in flaxseed, just ALA, which the body has to convert into DHA and EPA at a horribly inefficient rate, that only gets more efficient as we get older, and some people are even less effiicient than 'normal' in the first place.

so, prostate cancer risk or not, its just a poor substitute for fish oil.

 

[R.Lewis]

DING!
Thats the sound of my 1Kg tub of gound flax seed hitting the bottom of my metal bin.

 

[theleip]

Thanks malk that is exactly what I was looking for.