date:Jun 04, 2013
t Birmingham, said recent research suggests that whether flaxseed is beneficial - for cholesterol-lowering or anything else - may in part depend on a person's genes.
There may be some people that are able to metabolize the fatty acids that are in flaxseed a lot better than others, she told Reuters Health. But so far, doctors can't test for those flaxseed-metabolizing genes.
For now, she said taking flaxseed probably won't do kids much harm, but it's unclear whether it will help either.
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