Concentrated Flax Hull lignans -the paradox

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Ok, I'm getting confused. The paradox is that lignans are accepted as

good, but the flax oil is thought to contribute to prostate cancer

because of the high ALA content.

But the Budwig is accepted as good, so is it the combination with

the sulpher proteins in the milk products?

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Quote... " Dissecting the paradox "

" The valuable lignans in flaxseed are found in the outer shell of the

seeds. But when the seeds are refined into oil, only a trace of the

lignans ends up in the finished product. This same process

dramatically increases the concentration of alpha-linolenic acid

(ALA), one of the primary omega-3 fatty acids. And while some studies

have suggested that ALA may slow cancerous growth in the breast and

colon, the effect on prostate cancer is an entirely different story.

 

Out of six known studies that have examined the association between

the risk of prostate cancer and the intake of dietary alpha-linolenic

acid, five of them found the cancer risk to increase with greater

intake of ALA. And the most recent of these studies - a trial from the

Registro Nacional de Cancer, Montevideo, Uruguay - concluded that the

two major risk factors associated with prostate cancer are a family

history of prostate cancer and intake of alpha-linolenic acid.

 

Do you ingest ALA when you eat flaxseeds? Yes, but compared to the ALA

content of flaxseed oil, the ALA in the seeds is generally considered

too low to be harmful to prostate cancer patients.

 

To say the jury is still out on the effects of flaxseed and flaxseed

oil on prostate cancer is an understatement. But further studies are

now in the works and, as they're reported, the huge gray areas in this

field of study will come into clearer focus. "

To Your Good Health, Jenny Thompson

Health Sciences Institute

 

Other sources stating like theories

 

http://www.udoerasmus.com/articles/udo/flax_prostate_expanded.htm

 

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/flaxseed-and-flaxseed-oil/ns-bottomline\

-flaxseedandflaxseedoil

 

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/side-effects-flaxseed-oil.html

 

And if ALA is alpha linolenic acid, what's the acronym for alpha

lipoic acid?

 

Kygos