Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 on 1/3/03 3:28 AM, Wayne at gettingwell wrote: > UDO's Oil > I ordered Flax oil last week and came close to ordering a bottle of UDO's > oil. If one used enough ground flax seed, would he still need some flax oil? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Simopoulos says the following: To be on the safe side, you should eat no more than three to four tablespoons of raw flaxseeds or flaxmeal a day. Flaxseeds, like lima and cassava beans, contain a chemical called cyanogen that your body converts into another chemical called thiocyanate (SCN). If you have high amount of SCN in your blood for long periods of time, it can keep your thyroid gland from taking up enough iodine, increasing your risk of goiter. Cyanogen is inactivated during cooking, however, even if the flaxseeds are added to baked goods such as cookies or muffins that are cooked for only twelve to fifteen minutes. Flaxseed oil does not contain cyanogen, so you need not restrict your intake. Most brands of oil lack lignan however, so there's a trade-off. -- Joan McPhee, not an M.D. mcpheej -- Please note new email address and update your address book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 - " Joan McPhee " <mcpheej <gettingwell > Friday, January 03, 2003 12:03 PM Re: was UDO's oil; now Flaxseed > Flaxseed oil does not contain cyanogen, so you need not restrict your > intake. Most brands of oil lack lignan however, so there's a trade-off. > > > -- Joan McPhee, not an M.D. > mcpheej -- > So does flaxseed oil with lignans contain cyanogen? Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Dear Joan, Do you have a reference for this source? When you post and use someone else as a reference could you include where the information can be found. A link, a book, a web site, a study, etc. thanks, Frank Gettingwell , Joan McPhee <mcpheej@s...> wrote: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dr. Simopoulos says the following: > > To be on the safe side, you should eat no more than three to four > tablespoons of raw flaxseeds or flaxmeal a day. Flaxseeds, like lima and > cassava beans, contain a chemical called cyanogen that your body converts > into another chemical called thiocyanate (SCN). > > If you have high amount of SCN in your blood for long periods of time, it > can keep your thyroid gland from taking up enough iodine, increasing your > risk of goiter. > > Cyanogen is inactivated during cooking, however, even if the flaxseeds are > added to baked goods such as cookies or muffins that are cooked for only > twelve to fifteen minutes. > > Flaxseed oil does not contain cyanogen, so you need not restrict your > intake. Most brands of oil lack lignan however, so there's a trade- off. > > > -- Joan McPhee, not an M.D. > mcpheej@s... -- > > Please note new email address > and update your address book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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