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The Facts About Flaxseed and ALA
Written by admin on May 30, 2008 – 9:43 am -I read the other day on a flaxseed website that you don’t need fish – just take “heart healthy” flaxseed. Neither the FDA nor science has yet to give ALA (flaxseed is 57% ALA) or flaxseed itself a heart healthy classification. A “heart healthy” claim was given for EPA and DHA from fish. Here’s another statement found on a flaxseed website:
“ALA, may be even more effective than the EPA and DHA found in fatty fish and fish oils in lowering the risk of some coronary vascular disease problems.”
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