Dietary Flaxseed as a Strategy for Improving Human Health

Flaxseed is a rich source of the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha linolenic acid, the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and fiber. These compounds provide bioactivity of value to the health of animals and humans through their anti-inflammatory action, anti-oxidative capacity and lipid modulating prop...

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Autores principales: Parikh, Mihir, Maddaford, Thane G., Austria, J. Alejandro, Aliani, Michel, Netticadan, Thomas, Pierce, Grant N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6567199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31130604
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11051171
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Aliani, Michel
Netticadan, Thomas
Pierce, Grant N.
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description Flaxseed is a rich source of the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha linolenic acid, the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and fiber. These compounds provide bioactivity of value to the health of animals and humans through their anti-inflammatory action, anti-oxidative capacity and lipid modulating properties. The characteristics of ingesting flaxseed or its bioactive components are discussed in this article. The benefits of administering flaxseed or the individual bioactive components on health and disease are also discussed in this review. Specifically, the current evidence on the benefits or limitations of dietary flaxseed in a variety of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gastro-intestinal health and brain development and function, as well as hormonal status in menopausal women, are comprehensive topics for discussion.
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spelling pubmed-65671992019-06-17 Dietary Flaxseed as a Strategy for Improving Human Health Parikh, Mihir Maddaford, Thane G. Austria, J. Alejandro Aliani, Michel Netticadan, Thomas Pierce, Grant N. Nutrients Review Flaxseed is a rich source of the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha linolenic acid, the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and fiber. These compounds provide bioactivity of value to the health of animals and humans through their anti-inflammatory action, anti-oxidative capacity and lipid modulating properties. The characteristics of ingesting flaxseed or its bioactive components are discussed in this article. The benefits of administering flaxseed or the individual bioactive components on health and disease are also discussed in this review. Specifically, the current evidence on the benefits or limitations of dietary flaxseed in a variety of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gastro-intestinal health and brain development and function, as well as hormonal status in menopausal women, are comprehensive topics for discussion. MDPI 2019-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6567199/ /pubmed/31130604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11051171 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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