Flaxseed or Flaxseed Oil, which one offers
better health benefits??  March 20, 2007.
Last week, I was amazed at the wide variety of flax-based
products- snack bars, pancakes, cereals, muffins and trail mix in
a popular grocery store. Flaxseed is added as a topping to
cereals, salads or yogurt. The seed is ground up and added to
muffins and breads. Some people even looked for recipe for
flaxseed meals in that grocery store. The staff there told me that
people have begun to hear about the reported benefits about flax
on heart health and other conditions such as diabetes and acnes.
Flaxseed's outer hull is difficult to digest. To ensure maximum
benefits, you may consider chewing flaxseed well or simply take
flaxseed supplements.

So, what is flaxseed good for? What are its health benefits?
Human studies have shown that flaxseed can modestly reduce
serum total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
concentrations, reduce postprandial glucose absorption, and
decrease some markers of inflammation. [2]

What does a flaxseed contain? What are the active
ingredients?
Flaxseed contains 32-45% of its mass as oil, of which 51-55% is
alpha-linolenic acid (n-3 fatty acids, omega-3 fatty acids).
Flaxseed meal was found to be more beneficial on some chronic
conditions such as high triglycerides and liver steatosis than soy
protein meal, in a study of rats. [3] Researchers from George
Washington University Medical Center randomly assigned male
SHR/N-cp rats to diets either 20% casein, 20% soy protein
concentrate, or 20% flaxseed meal for 6 months. They found,
plasma insulin concentration was significantly lower in rats fed
flaxseed meal than those fed either casein or soy protein
concentrate. [4]

Clinical studies have shown that intake of flaxseed or
secoisolariciresinol diglucoside isolated from defatted flaxseeds
was associated with lowered serum total cholesterol and
LDL-cholesterol, while flaxseed oil alone in human subjects had
no effects on the lipid profiles. [1] Secoisolariciresinol
diglucoside is an important ingredient for flaxseed's lipid-lowering
effect.
                   
                    Benefits of Flaxseed Meal
                      Benefits of Flaxseed Oil

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ZHION 2007 [1] Prasad K. Flaxseed: a source of hypocholesterolemic
and antiatherogenic agents. Drug News Perspect. 2000 Mar;13(2):99-104. [2] Bloedon LT,
Szapary PO. Flaxseed and cardiovascular risk. Nutr Rev. 2004 Jan;62(1):18-27. [3] Bhathena
SJ, et al, Dietary flaxseed meal is more protective than soy protein concentrate against
hypertriglyceridemia and steatosis of the liver in an animal model of obesity. J Am Coll Nutr.
2003 Apr;22(2):157-64. [4] Velasquez MT, et al, Dietary flaxseed meal reduces proteinuria and
ameliorates nephropathy in an animal model of type II diabetes mellitus. Kidney Int. 2003
Dec;64(6):2100-7.
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Flaxseed

Why is flaxseed meal getting popular? What is its benefits?
Flaxseed meal was found to be more beneficial on some chronic
conditions such as high triglycerides and liver steatosis than soy
protein meal, in a study of rats.

Flaxseed or Flaxseed oil, which one offers better health
benefits? Flaxseed oil alone in human subjects had no effects on the
lipid profiles in some studies.

Why are lignans so important in flaxseed?
ingestion of flaxseed rich in lignans (matairesinol and
secoisolariciresinol) improves glucose control and insulin resistance.

What are the health benefits of flaxseed oil?
Flaxseed oil has been shown benefits on lowering heart
diseases by reducing cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and
slowing down atherosclerosis.